Optimal Timing of Medical Decisions

医疗决策的最佳时机

• 批准号: 341415-2012
• 负责人: Shechter, Steven
• 金额: $ 1.53万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=549340
• 关键词: Optimal; Timing; Medical; Decisions

Questions regarding the proper timing of various medical interventions arise frequently in health care. How often should patients go for laboratory tests to measure the progress of an existing disease? What is the optimal time to initiate a therapy or to switch therapies when one appears to lose its effectiveness? These are difficult decisions because of the need to trade off costs and benefits under uncertainty.

关于各种医疗干预的适当时机的问题在卫生保健中经常出现。患者应该多久去一次实验室测试，以衡量现有疾病的进展？当一种疗法似乎无效时，启动一种疗法或更换疗法的最佳时间是什么？这些都是困难的决定，因为需要在不确定的情况下权衡成本和收益。