Modelling the Future: System Dynamics in the Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Care Pathway
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2016

Incidence rates for cutaneous malignant melanoma are increasing worldwide. Estimates of the future number of melanoma cases are important for strategic planning of the care pathway. The aim of this study was to use system dynamics modelling to evaluate the long-term effects of changes in incidence, population growth and preventive interventions. Historical data on invasive melanoma cases in Western Sweden from 1990 to 2006 were obtained. Using computer simulation software, a model estimating the accumulated number of melanoma cases for 2014 to 2023 was developed. Five future scenarios were designed: stable incidence, business-as-usual, 25% reduced patient's delay, 50% reduced doctor's delay, and a combination of the last 2, called improved overall secondary prevention. After 10 years, improved overall secondary prevention would have resulted in a 42% decrease in melanomas > 4 mm and a 10% increase in melanomas ≤ 1 mm, compared with business-as-usual. System dynamics is a valuable tool, which can help policymakers choose the preventive interventions with the greatest impact.

Författare

Magdalena Claeson

Göteborgs universitet

Stefan Hallberg

Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation

Paul Holmström

Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation, Innovation and R&D Management

Arne Rosen

Göteborgs universitet

Helena Gonzalez

Göteborgs universitet

John Paoli

Göteborgs universitet

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

0001-5555 (ISSN) 1651-2057 (eISSN)

Vol. 96 2 181-185

Ämneskategorier

Dermatologi och venereologi

Styrkeområden

Livsvetenskaper och teknik (2010-2018)

DOI

10.2340/00015555-2222

PubMed

26302687

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2017-10-08