Background Decision-making in public health and health policy is complex and requires
careful deliberation of many and sometimes conflicting normative and technical criteria …

Background Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), a formal decision support framework,
has been growing in popularity recently in the field of health care. MCDA can support pricing …

This study concerns what lay people believe is the best way to allocate scarce medical
resources. A sample of 515 individuals completed a short questionnaire asking them to rank …

Introduction Public health decision-making requires the balancing of numerous, often
conflicting factors. However, participatory, evidence-informed decision-making processes to …

The need for assistive technologies in Canada is increasing, but access is inconsistent and
fragmented which can result in unmet needs. We aimed to identify citizens' values and …

RESUMO Há diversas experiências no mundo que visam ao desenvolvimento de
metodologias para alocação de recursos para a saúde, contudo, o que resta saber é até …

Background Low numbers of women in Queensland receive continuity of care across their
maternity episode. The Office of the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer was tasked with …

Background While several reviews have assessed economic evaluations of physical activity
in public health and, in most cases, found the interventions to be cost-effective, the validity of …

Healthcare systems around the world are currently undergoing major changes in public
policies to offer a better health service to their population. However, some of these systems …

Background Nutrition and physical activity policies have the potential to influence lifestyle
patterns and reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases. In the world of health …