A Systematic Literature Review Regarding the Use of Multicriteria Methods towards Development of Decision Support Systems in Health Management

Longaray, André Andrade; Ensslin, Leonardo; Munhoz, Paulo Roberto; Tondolo, Vilmar Antônio Gonçalves; Dutra, Ademar; Ensslin, Sandra Rolim

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2016.09.214

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“…This is also consistent with other studies. 21,24,25,33 Wahlster et al 29 reported more DCE ( n = 6) than AHP ( n = 5), but the study was based on a relatively small sample size ( n = 22), and MCDA was limited only to the health care technology assessment (HTA). However, the rest of the findings are inconsistent with the previous studies.…”

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“…A similar trend can also be seen in other studies in health care. 18,21,23,24,26,27 In 2019, only 2 studies appear; the timing of the search could be the reason (i.e., September 2019) for the low number of studies. More studies could have been in the process of publication at the time of the search.…”

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“…Diaby et al 23 ranked the United Kingdom second, but Adunlin et al 21 placed Canada in the second position. Moreover, Longaray et al 24 revealed that the Netherlands was in first place, followed by the United States and the United Kingdom. Similarly, Marsh et al 25 ranked Europe first and the United States second.…”

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“…[18][19][20] And its application has been increased over time, for instance, in environmental sciences, 7 renewable energy, 8 supply chain management, 15 supplier selection, 14 and urban passenger transportation. 16 Furthermore, the application of MCDA is also growing in health care, [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] but some studies 8,20,31,32 indicate that its applicability is still low in health care compared to other disciplines. However, studies 21,23,26,27 show that the usage of MCDA in health care has been increasing.…”

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The Application of Multicriteria Decision Analysis Methods in Health Care: A Literature Review

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Objectives The main objectives of this article are 2-fold. First, we explore the application of multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods in different areas of health care, particularly the adoption of various MCDA methods across health care decision making problems. Second, we report on the publication trends on the application of MCDA methods in health care. Method PubMed was searched for literature from 1960 to 2019 in the English language. A wide range of keywords was used to retrieve relevant studies. The literature search was performed in September 2019. Articles were included only if they have reported an MCDA case in health care. Results and Conclusion The search yielded 8,318 abstracts, of which 158 fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were considered for further analysis. Hybrid methods are the most widely used methods in health care decision making problems. When it comes to single methods, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is the most widely used method followed by TOPSIS (technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution), multiattribute utility theory, goal programming, EVIDEM (evidence and value: impact on decision making), evidential reasoning, discrete choice experiment, and so on. Interestingly, the usage of hybrid methods has been high in recent years. AHP is most widely applied in screening and diagnosing and followed by treatment, medical devices, resource allocation, and so on. Furthermore, treatment, screening and diagnosing, medical devices, and drug development and assessment got more attention in the MCDA context. It is indicated that the application of MCDA methods to health care decision making problem is determined by the nature and complexity of the health care problem. However, guidelines and tools exist that assist in the selection of an MCDA method.

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