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| Author: | Brailsford, S. Schmidt, B. |
| Title: | Towards incorporating human behaviour in models of health care systems: an approach using discrete event simulation |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research
2003 : OCT, VOL. 150:1, p. 19-31 |
| Index terms: | Health service Individual behaviour Economic behaviour Econometric models Simulation |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Operational research models are well established as an effective tool for tackling a vast range of health care problems. In this paper the authors describe a discrete event simulation model of attendance for screening for diabetic retinopathy, a sight-threatening complication of diabetes. This model takes into account the physical states, emotions, cognitions and social status of the persons involved. The model also uses some ideas from the discipline of health psychology. |
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