Preliminary study on the combination of the analytical hierarchy process and Delphi methods in Chinese medicine clinical research.
- Author:
Ying-Fei BI
1
;
Jing-Yuan MAO
Author Information
1. Cardiovascular Department, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Biomedical Research;
Decision Support Techniques;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
methods;
Software
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
2012;32(5):689-692
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The combination of the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and Delphi method can overcome the strong subjectivity and poor authority in the simple use of AHP, get rid of the shackles of established thinking and take fully advantages of the experiences of experts' knowledge. By a set of quantitative calculation method, we can determine the relative importance of each factor or the relative weight of the order value, thus providing the support for clinical decision making. In this article, on the basis of the combination of AHP and Delphi method, the authors explore the Chinese medicine etiology of coronary heart disease.
