The consequences of on-farm control measures as practiced were compared with the expected consequences of alternative options, such as refraining from control measures or eradication of SASd from the sheep population.
Side-by-side display of evidence involves presenting numeric probabilistic information about the possible consequences of options in the form of a column/row matrix.
The final step in characterising the costs and consequences of options is to determine whether the views and experiences of stakeholders could influence the acceptability and impact of the options.
Policymakers and those supporting them may find themselves in one or more of the following three situations that will require them to characterise the costs and consequences of options to address a problem.
The basic purpose of a PtDA is to foster informed decision making, by improving the understanding of risk and benefits of options, improving the comprehension of probability information, creating more realistic expectations about the consequences of options, and improving clarity about personal values.
However, considerations of the consequences of options for resource use are similar to considerations related to other impacts in that policymakers and their staff need to identify important impacts on resource use, acquire and appraise the best available evidence regarding those impacts, and ensure that appropriate monetary values have been applied.
Results of this research will inform risk assessment as a tool for sustainability assessment and provide key input into sustainability decision making, thus enhancing "the ability to analyze present and future consequences of alternative decision options on the full range of social, environmental, and economic indicators" (NRC 2011).
According to Haynes [ 11], evidence becomes relevant in clinical practice when the patient's circumstances are established, related to efficacy, effectiveness and efficiency of treatment options, and the likely consequences of each option are taken into account.
According to Section 6(1), users have the right to full knowledge of their health status, the range of options available to them, and the consequences of each option.
First, the expected consequences of each option are assigned a numerical score reflecting the strength of preference scale for each option for each criterion.
