Which family physician should I choose? The analytic hierarchy process approach for ranking of criteria in the selection of a family physician

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Kuruoğlu Kandemir E., Guldal D., Mevsim V., Günvar T.

BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING, vol.15, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/s12911-015-0183-1
  • Journal Name: BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Analytic hierarchy process, Criteria for the choosing family physician, Patient, PRIMARY-CARE CONSULTATIONS, DECISION-MAKING, PREFERENCES, CONTINUITY, ACCESS
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Choosing the most appropriate family physician (FP) for the individual, plays a fundamental role in primary care. The aim of this study is to determine the selection criteria for the patients in choosing their family doctors and priority ranking of these criteria by using the multi-criteria decision-making method of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) model.