Evaluating Patient´s Health by a Hierarchical Decision Model

In the paper a model for evaluating and analyzing patient’s health condition is proposed. The model is an application of a hierarchical multi-criteria decision-making method. It is based on Henderson’s model of basic living activities (BLA). The central part of the model is the knowledge base, which determines how the input data – the indicators of criteria of individual BLA – are transformed into a comprehensive evaluation. It enables the identification of nursing problems or diagnoses by evaluating BLA, thus, assuring the quality of nursing care. As a part of an information system the model was tested in a community nursing environment.