Multi-criteria decision analysis to prioritize health interventions: Capitalizing on first experiences

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• 作者：Rob Baltussen ; Sitapon Youngkong ; Francesco Paolucci ; Louis Niessen
• 关键词：Priority setting ; Multi-criteria decision analysis
• 刊名：Health Policy
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：August 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：96
• 期：3
• 页码：262-264
• 全文大小：121 K

文摘

This paper capitalizes on a first set of experiences on the application of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) in seven low- and middle-income settings. It thereby reacts to a recent paper by Peacock et al., highlighting the potential of MCDA to guide policy makers in highly specific decision-making contexts. We argue that MCDA also has a broader application in setting priorities in health, i.e. to indicate general perceptions on priorities without defining the allocation of resources in a precise fashion. This use of MCDA can have far-reaching and constructive influences on policy formulation.