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Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) in health care: a systematic review of the main characteristics and methodological steps

Authors: Talita D. C. Frazão, Deyse G. G. Camilo, Eric L. S. Cabral, Ricardo P. Souza

Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

Background

The health area is one of the most affected systems on the perspective of decision-making with multiobjectives, thus becoming prone to errors in the final solution, however, multicriteria decision analysis (MDCA) appears as an aid tool for this process decision-making. Therefore,the present study aims to analyze and synthesize articles found in the literature, involing MCDA in health care, evaluating general issues and methodological aspects, structuring them in a single work.

Methods

Surveys in the bibliographic databases SCOPUS and PUBMED indicated 1852 documents on the subject, however after a careful verificatios, 66 studies were selected to be analyzed completely. The data extracted from the included articles were organized into a spreadsheet for the preparation of analysis, and the technique used was descriptive statistics.

Results

It was possible to identify a growth trend in the application of the MCDA in the health area, but no dominance was identified in relation to the authors of the publication and the periodicals where they are published, but some countries stood out in terms of the number of published researches, such as: Canada and Turkey. In defining the decision problem, and in defining criteria, the “literature” presented the greatest demand for those who wish to structure their decision problem. Finally, it was verified by the analysis of the problem, that the MCDA to solve the problems of ranking has comprehensive application and that there is a greater incidence in the use of the AHP and Logic methods Fuzzy.

Conclusion

With this, it is possible to observe, through the data of this review, that more than the multicriteria methods, the multicriteria decision model has been highlighted, also in the health area. In addition, the study can guide new applications and techniques using MCDA in the health care.

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Title: Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) in health care: a systematic review of the main characteristics and methodological steps
Authors: Talita D. C. Frazão
Deyse G. G. Camilo
Eric L. S. Cabral
Ricardo P. Souza
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-018-0663-1

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Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) in health care: a systematic review of the main characteristics and methodological steps

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