Medical decision analysis : an application in hypertension.
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Authors
Kapernick, Robert Edwin
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Advisors
Giauque, William C.
Date of Issue
1975-03
Date
March 1975
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
A decision analysis was conducted on the specific diagnostic category
of hypertension to obtain optimal diagnosis- treatment procedures.
Emphasis was placed on the problem formulation phase of the decision
analysis. Twelve categories of sustained diastolic hypertensive
patients were selected for problem formulation. The problem formulation
had three diagnosis -treatment strategies: conduct laboratory tests
to investigate for surgically correctable causes of hypertension,
administer drugs to treat hypertension, and do nothing.
The problem solution phase of the decision analysis was conducted
in the environment of a military installation where the government was
the sole provider. Three patient decision-makers, representing six of
the twelve total patient categories, were used to analyze the three
diagnosis-treatment strategies. Decision analysis results were intuitive,
giving credence to the hypertension problem formulation and
the decision analysis technique.
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Thesis
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Operations Research and Administrative Sciences
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.