A simple graphical decision aid for the placement of elderly people in long-term care
Autor: | Peter H. Millard, Haifeng Xie, Thierry J. Chaussalet, Wayne A. Thompson |
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Rok vydání: | 2007 |
Předmět: |
Decision support system
Operations research Computer science Strategy and Management education 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Management Science and Operations Research Logistic regression Management Information Systems 0504 sociology Multidisciplinary approach Information system Operations management Project management Marketing 021103 operations research business.industry 05 social sciences 050401 social sciences methods Information technology Decision rule Purchasing Long-term care Information and Communications Technology business Nursing homes |
Zdroj: | Journal of the Operational Research Society. 58:446-453 |
ISSN: | 1476-9360 0160-5682 |
DOI: | 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602179 |
Popis: | This paper describes the construction of a graphical decision tool to aid placement decisions of a multidisciplinary review panel for admissions to long-term care in a London borough in the UK. First we construct a prediction model of placement decisions based on an applicant's attributes. Using data from the London borough, a composite model comprising syndromic decision rules followed by a two-stage hierarchical logistic regression model is proposed. The model proved to be robust in differentiating cases needing residential home care and nursing home care. Placement outcomes generated by the model are then represented graphically on a triangle plot. This approach could potentially be used as a decision support tool by managers of long-term care for continuous monitoring and assessment of the appropriateness of placements with respect to residents' needs. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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