DARM DA Study Exercise group 2

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In 2009 Finland moved from the containment phase to the treatment phase of dealing with the swine flu pandemic which required massive vaccination of inhabitants of Finland. Swine flu is a self-limiting disease and resolves with rest and symptomatic care. However, there are some individuals in the risk group who may not be able to deal with the disease and thus will require vaccination as primary prevention and a more intense secondary prevention.

Scope

Purpose

   * Purpose defines the specific information need of the decision-making and the research question that is asked.

The purpose is to evaluate how vaccination will impact on the swine pandemic in Finland. The study population all individuals who will be vaccinated individuals. Major outputs that will be considered are 1) new cases of swine flu before and after vaccination, 2) side effects likely to arise from the vaccination 3) cost of vaccination.

Boundaries

   * Boundaries define which parts of the reality are taken into the assessment and which are excluded within 
     spatial, temporal and other dimensions.
      Spatial: Finland
      Temporal: From June 2009 to 2011

Scenarios

   * Scenarios define particular conditions that are of interest irrespective whether they describe 
     reality or not (e.g. what-if scenarios).

Vaccination provides a possibility of reducing the pandemic and also minimize complication from the swine flu infections even though side effects such as narcolepsy has been reported

Intended users

   * Intended users are those for whom the assessment is made.

All inhabitants in Finland

Participants

   * Participants are those who may participate in the making of the assessment. 
     The minimum group of people for a successful assessment is always described. 
     If some groups must be excluded, this must be explicitly motivated.

DARM exercise group 2

Definition

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Decision variables

   * Decision variables: decisions that are considered.

Indicators

   * Indicators: outcome variables of interest.

Value variables

   * Value variables: value judgements (usually about indicators).

Other variables

   * Other variables: any variables that link to the causal network and are within the boundaries of the assessment.

Analyses

   * Analyses: statistical and other analyses that contain two or more variables, e.g. optimizing.

Indices

   * Indices: lists of particular locations along spatial, temporal, or other dimensions.

Result

   * Results of indicators and assessment-specific analyses.

Results

Conclusions

   * Conclusions are based on the results, given the scope.

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