The Utility of a Personal Values Report for Medical Decision-Making

Exploring Patient Values in Medical Decision Making: A Qualitative Study

BACKGROUND Patient decisions are influenced by their personal values. However, there is a lack of clarity and attention on the concept of patient values in the clinical context despite clear emphasis on patient values in evidence-based medicine and shared decision making. The aim of the study was to explore the concept of patient values in the context of making decisions about insulin initiatio...

Benthamite Utility for Decision Making*

In modern economics, the theory of consumer behavior is exclusively based on observable preferences. It is widely believed that hedonistic and introspective aspects of utility are either irrelevant or at the minimum do not serve as a useful starting point for the analysis of decisions. The purpose of this paper is to argue that Kahneman's experienced utility theory provides an important insight...

Sensitivity analysis for criteria values in decision making matrix of SAW method

investigating the feasibility of a proposed model for geometric design of deployable arch structures

deployable scissor type structures are composed of the so-called scissor-like elements (sles), which are connected to each other at an intermediate point through a pivotal connection and allow them to be folded into a compact bundle for storage or transport. several sles are connected to each other in order to form units with regular polygonal plan views. the sides and radii of the polygons are...

From Medical Decision-making to Medical-cost-comparative Decision-making.

WHEN A PHYSICIAN GATHERS A PATIENT’S history, runs diagnostic tests and performs an evaluation, he or she is performing medicine’s most fundamental act: medical decision-making. Patient care is all about physicians bringing their education, training and personal experience to bear with a particular patient and his or her particular symptoms, disease or injury. Frequently, the course of treatmen...