Table 1 Definition of attributes and levels
From: Health care priority setting in Norway a multicriteria decision analysis
Attribute | Level | Definition |
|---|---|---|
Severity of disease | Not severe | Health expectancy > 2 years without intervention |
| Â | Severe | Health expectancy < 2 years |
Number of potential beneficiaries | Few | < 100 000 |
| Â | Many | > 100 000 |
Age of target group | Young age | 0-15 years old |
| Â | Middle-age | 15-59 years old |
| Â | Elderly | > 60 years old |
Individual health benefits | Small | < 5 healthy years |
| Â | Large | > 5 healthy years |
Willingness to subsidize | > 70% of total health expenditure | Poverty reduction criteria: subsidize at more or less than 70%. |
| Â | < 70% of total Health expenditure | Â |
Cost-effectiveness | Not C-E | Cost/DALY > GDP/capita |
| Â | C-E | Cost/DALY< GDP/capita |