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Activity Number:
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467
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #306600 |
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Title:
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Achieving Clinical Satisfaction with the Desirability Function
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Author(s):
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Terrence Murphy*+
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Companies:
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Yale University
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Address:
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Program on Aging, 6 Hunting Ridge, Hamden, CT, 06518,
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Keywords:
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desirability ; function ; multiple ; responses ; medical ; decision-making
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Abstract:
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As aging Americans increasingly take multiple medications, clinicians are faced with situations where medications that alleviate one condition may raise the risk of adverse effects or decrease quality of life. Patients also want their preferences regarding these decisions to be included in the clinical decision-making framework. We propose the use of a utility function called the desirability function to quantify these individualized medical decisions. Used in engineering and pharmacology, this function incorporates several characteristics germane to clinical decision making. These include targets for each outcome, upper and lower limits on acceptable patient response and an integration of patient preferences. We discuss the mathematical characteristics of the desirability function and demonstrate its potential utility with a clinical example.
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