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Table 1 Summary of decision scenario

From: Use of a quantitative data report in a hypothetical decision scenario for health policymaking: a computer-assisted laboratory study

Decision component

Specification

Decision problem

One-step: How to spend additional funds for long-term care in community?

Given options

A. more support for informal carers

B. more ambulant nursing capacity

C. more nursing home capacity

Potential consequences

A: lowest cost, most people reached

B: medium cost, medium number of people reached

C: highest cost, least people reached

Decision maker

Individual (study participant makes decision alone)

Aim/goal

Not defined explicitly (implicitly, aim of working group stated in scenario description: ‘use additional funds where they are needed most’)