Evaluating Patient's Health by a Hierarchical Decision Model
Olga Šušteršič, Uroš Rajkovič, Vesna Prijatelj, Vladislav Rajkovič · 2009
In the paper a model for evaluating and analyzing patientpsilas health condition is proposed. The model is an application of a hierarchical multi-criteria decision-making method. It is based on Hendersonpsilas model of basic living activities (BLA). The central part of the model is the knowledge base, which determines how the input data - the indicators of criteria of individual BLA - are transformed into a comprehensive evaluation. It enables the identification of nursing problems or diagnoses by evaluating BLA, thus, assuring the quality of nursing care. As a part of an information system the model was tested in a community nursing environment.