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Tytuł:
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Comparison of Health Status Indicators in Iran with the Eastern Mediterranean Countries Using Multiple Attribute Decision-Making Methods.
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Autorzy:
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Bordbar N; Student Research Committee, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Shojaei P; Department of Management, School of Economics, Management, and Social Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
Kavosi Z; Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Joulaei H; Shiraz HIV/AIDS Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Ravangard R; Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Bastani P; Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Źródło:
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Iranian journal of medical sciences [Iran J Med Sci] 2022 Nov; Vol. 47 (6), pp. 566-576.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: <2001->: Shiraz, Iran : Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Original Publication: Shiraz, Iran : Shiraz University, Medical School
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MeSH Terms:
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Health Status Indicators*
Health Status*
Iran/epidemiology ; World Health Organization ; Public Health
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Decision making; Developed countries; Developing countries; Health services; Health status
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20221116 Date Completed: 20221118 Latest Revision: 20221125
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Update Code:
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20240104
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PubMed Central ID:
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PMC9652489
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DOI:
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10.30476/IJMS.2021.91454.2261
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PMID:
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36380980
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Background: Improving public health is the main goal of healthcare systems across the world. Healthcare policymakers often use comparisons between different healthcare systems to better position their country and use the outcome to develop novel strategies to improve their own public health. The present study aimed to compare the health status indicators in Iran with those of the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) countries using the multiple attribute decision-making (MADM) methods.
Methods: A descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2021 at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Data on the ranking of health status indicators in EM countries were obtained from the annual publications of the World Health Organization, World Health Statistics (2016-2020). As part of the MADM mathematical models, the "criteria importance through intercriteria correlation" (CRITIC) model was used to assign weights to health status indicators. In addition, the "multi-criteria optimization and compromise solution" (VIKOR) model was used to rank the EM countries.
Results: The results showed that Bahrain and Somalia ranked first and last on health status indicators, respectively. Iran was ranked fifth among the EM countries. However, while Iran has a better status on all indicators than the mean value of all EM countries, there is a significant gap between the health status in Iran compared to the top-ranked countries.
Conclusion: Health care strategies adopted by top-ranked countries, such as Bahrain and Qatar, can be used by Iran and other EM countries as a model to improve their healthcare system.
Competing Interests: None declared.
(Copyright: © Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences.)
