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Title: | Priority setting for the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases: multi-criteria decision analysis in four eastern Mediterranean countries | Authors: | Ghandour, Rula Shoaibi, Azza Khatib, Rana Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen Unal, Belgin Sozmen, Kaan Kılıc, Bulent Fouad, Fouad Al Ali, Radwan Romdhane, Habiba Ben Aissi, Wafa Ahmad, Balsam Capewell, Simon Critchley, Julia Husseini, Abdullatif |
Issue Date: | May-2014 | Publisher: | ResearchGate | Abstract: | Objectives To explore the feasibility of using a simple multi-criteria decision analysis method with policy makers/ key stakeholders to prioritize cardiovascular disease (CVD) policies in four Mediterranean countries: Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. Methods A simple multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method was piloted. A mixed methods study was used to identify a preliminary list of policy options in each country. These policies were rated by different policymakers/stakeholders against pre-identified criteria to generate a priority score for each policy and then rank the policies. Results Twenty-five different policies were rated in the four countries to create a country-specific list of CVD prevention and control policies. The response rate was 100 % in each country. The top policies were mostly population level interventions and health systems’ level policies. Conclusions Successful collaboration between policy makers/stakeholders and researchers was established in this small pilot study. MCDA appeared to be feasible and effective. Future applications should aim to engage a larger, representative sample of policy makers, especially from outside the health sector. Weighting the selected criteria might also be assessed. | Description: | Fouad,Fouad:American University of Beirut Radwan,Al Ali:Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies Aissi,Wafa: | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11889/1982 |
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