Paper Info
Title
A participative modelling framework for developing conceptual models in healthcare simulation studies
Abstract
Conceptual modelling, one of the first stages in a simulation study, is about understanding the situation under study and deciding what and how to model. We argue that stakeholder involvement as part of conceptual modelling could lead to a more successful simulation study with better prospects for implementation. Our work is mainly applied in health care studies, which are characterized by many stakeholders with multiple views and objectives and often a politically charged environment. We develop a participative conceptual modelling framework, which uses tools from soft systems methodology, a problem structuring approach. The benefit of this approach lies in that it supports the conceptual modelling process by engaging stakeholders in a structured and participative way. It involves facilitated workshops, using a set of tools developed. A case study of the conceptual modelling process undertaken for an obesity system is provided to illustrate the proposed framework and tools.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1109/WSC.2010.5679135
Winter Simulation Conference
Keywords
Field
DocType
healthcare simulation study,simulation study,better prospect,proposed framework,conceptual modelling process,successful simulation study,participative conceptual modelling framework,health care study,participative modelling framework,engaging stakeholders,case study,conceptual modelling,simulation,obesity,conceptual model,computational modeling,health care,soft system methodology,data models
Health care,Data modeling,Stakeholder,Conceptual model,Soft systems methodology,Systems engineering,Simulation,Computer science,Structuring,Management science,Conceptual model (computer science)
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
0891-7736
978-1-4244-9864-2
14
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.86
8
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Antuela A. Tako118215.35
K Kotiadis217812.36
Christos Vasilakis3789.19