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Vol. 40. Issue 5.
(September - October 2025)
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Vol. 40. Issue 5.
(September - October 2025)
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Understanding quality and efficiency of cancer care services from oncologist's perspective
Comprensión de la calidad y eficiencia de los servicios de atención a pacientes con cáncer desde la perspectiva del especialista en oncología
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S. Cinaroglua,,
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, B. Saylanb, S. Zararsızb
a Hacettepe University, Associate Professor of Health Care Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (FEAS), Department of Health Care Management, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey
b Hacettepe University, Department of Health Care Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (FEAS), Department of Health Care Management, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey
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Table 4. Crisp and stochastic efficiency analysis results.
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Table 5. Radial and directional (basic) DEA results.
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Abstract
Objectives

Enhancing the quality of critical care services requires a comprehending of the elements that contribute to their efficiency. This study proposes a new way of understanding of cancer service quality and efficiency from oncology professionals’ perspective by combining crisp and stochastic DEA techniques blended with a fully ranking DEA–AHP approach.

Methods

Our analysis is based on the analysis of cancer care services efficiency of 81 provinces of Turkey by using indicators of cancer care process, quality of cancer care, general quality of health and cancer care services, development level of provinces, and cancer mortality. Based on the DEA–AHP integrated model with fuzzy AHP weights, provinces located in poor areas are the least efficient in terms of cancer care services. Harmonized crisp and stochastic province-level efficiency analysis serves as a mediator variable to better understand the efficiency of cancer services by using geospatial data in oncology and allows capturing the efficiency dynamics of cancer care.

Results

The study findings highlight that the least efficient provinces for cancer care services are those that are mainly found in underdeveloped areas.

Conclusion

Cancer policy makers and oncology professionals should consider the efficiency dynamics of cancer care which acts as a mediator variable to help better understand the efficiency of cancer services through the use of spatial differences in oncology.

Keywords:
Cancer care
Quality
Efficiency
Oncology
Conventional DEA
Bias-corrected DEA
Fully-ranking DEA–AHP integrated approach
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Objetivos

Es imprescindible comprender los elementos que potencian su efectividad para elevar la calidad de los servicios de atención crítica. Este estudio propone una nueva visión para comprender la calidad y eficacia de los servicios de oncología desde la perspectiva de los especialistas en oncología, mediante la combinación de técnicas DEA nítidas y estocásticas, además de un enfoque DEA-AHP de naturaleza holística.

Métodos

Nuestro estudio se fundamenta en la eficacia de los servicios de atención al cáncer en 81 provincias de Turquía, utilizando factores como la calidad del cuidado del cáncer, la calidad global de los servicios de salud y atención al cáncer, el progreso de las provincias y la tasa de mortalidad por cáncer. Según el modelo integrado de DEA-AHP con diversas ponderaciones del AHP, las provincias ubicadas en áreas de pobreza son las menos eficaces en términos de servicios de cuidado del cáncer. El análisis armonizado, nítido y estocástico en el ámbito provincial actúa como un componente intermedio para entender de manera más efectiva la eficiencia de los servicios de oncología a través del uso de datos geoespaciales en oncología, lo que facilita la captura de la dinámica de eficiencia de la atención en oncología.

Resultados

Las conclusiones de la investigación enfatizan que mayoritariamente, las provincias con menor eficiencia en servicios de atención al cáncer se ubican en regiones en vías de desarrollo.

Conclusión

Los creadores de políticas y expertos en enfermería oncológica deben considerar la dinámica de la atención al cáncer para comprender mejor los servicios oncológicos.

Palabras clave:
Atención del cáncer
Calidad
Eficiencia
Oncología
DEA convencional
DEA con corrección de sesgos
Enfoque integrado DEA-AHP con clasificación completa

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