کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4001120 1259397 2008 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Probabilities and preferences: What economics can teach doctors and patients making difficult treatment decisions
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی تومور شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Probabilities and preferences: What economics can teach doctors and patients making difficult treatment decisions
چکیده انگلیسی

Both for calculating probabilities and considering patient preferences, economics can provide useful analytic tools for those making decisions about risky treatments. For probabilities, integrated and absolute numbers should be preferred to partial and relative ones. Preferences become particularly important in cases where no treatment shows an equal or higher probability for all groups of better outcomes, or for cases where patients' values regarding outcomes can be expected to differ. Moreover, preferences can take account of more than just outcomes themselves; tradeoffs between the short- and long-term, as well as tolerance for risk and anxiety, may also be important.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations - Volume 26, Issue 6, November–December 2008, Pages 669–673
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