Decision-making in healthcare: a practical application of partial least square path modelling to coverage of newborn screening programmes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Decision-making in healthcare is complex. Research on coverage decision-making has focused on comparative studies for several countries, statistical analyses for single decision-makers, the decision outcome and appraisal criteria. Accounting for decision processes extends the complexity, as they are multidimensional and process elements need to be regarded as latent constructs (composites) that are not observed directly. The objective of this study was to present a practical application of partial least square path modelling (PLS-PM) to evaluate how it offers a method for empirical analysis of decision-making in healthcare.

Methods

Empirical approaches that applied PLS-PM to decision-making in healthcare were identified through a systematic literature search. PLS-

SUBMITTER: Fischer KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3444310 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature