Innovations in applied decision theory for health and safety.

David B Richardson Nathan L DeBonoColin BerriaultPaul A Demers

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2020)

The proposed method shifts attention from covariate-adjusted risk ratios or rate ratios to estimates of deaths that are avoided or delayed under a potential policy. The approach may help inform decision-making and strengthen the connection of epidemiological approaches to data analysis with developments in decision theory and systems engineering to improve health and safety.

Keyphrases

decision making
data analysis
public health
healthcare
mental health
health information
human health
working memory