The Use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Aid Decision Making in Acquired Equinovarus Deformity

Abstract

van Til JA, Renzenbrink GJ, Dolan JG, IJzerman MJ. The use of the analytic hierarchy process to aid decision making in acquired equinovarus deformity. Objective: To increase the transparency of decision making about treatment in patients with equinovarus deformity poststroke. Design: The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used as a structured methodology to study the subjective rationale behind choice of treatment. Setting: An 8-hour meeting at a centrally located rehabilitation center in The Netherlands, during which a patient video was shown to all participants (using a personal computer and a large screen) and the patient details were provided on paper. Participants: A panel of 10 healt..