{"title":"Therapeutic decision making of physicians.","authors":"P Denig, F M Haaijer-Ruskamp","doi":"10.1007/BF01989219","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this review the therapeutic decision-making process of physicians is described. This process is divided into two steps: the generation of a limited set of possible options (the 'evoked set') and the selection from this evoked set of a treatment for a specific patient. Factors that are important in both steps are reviewed. Behavioural and decision-making theories in general and decision-making analysis of physicians in particular are discussed to identify possible shortcomings in their decision-making process. Based on this information a model of the drug choice process is presented. With reference to this model possible ways of influencing drug choices of physicians are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":19804,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutisch weekblad. Scientific edition","volume":"14 1","pages":"9-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1992-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/BF01989219","citationCount":"43","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pharmaceutisch weekblad. Scientific edition","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01989219","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this review the therapeutic decision-making process of physicians is described. This process is divided into two steps: the generation of a limited set of possible options (the 'evoked set') and the selection from this evoked set of a treatment for a specific patient. Factors that are important in both steps are reviewed. Behavioural and decision-making theories in general and decision-making analysis of physicians in particular are discussed to identify possible shortcomings in their decision-making process. Based on this information a model of the drug choice process is presented. With reference to this model possible ways of influencing drug choices of physicians are discussed.