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Development and Validation of Indicators for Population Injury Surveillance in Hong Kong: Development and Usability Study
Keith T.S. Tung;
Rosa S Wong;
Frederick K. Ho;
Ko Ling Chan;
Wilfred HS Wong;
Hugo Leung;
Ming Leung;
Gilberto K.K. Leung;
Chun Bong Chow;
Patrick Ip
ABSTRACT
Background:
Injuries are an increasingly pressing global health issue. An effective surveillance system is needed to monitor the trend and burden of injuries.
Objective:
This study identified a set of valid and context-specific injury indicators to facilitate the establishment of an injury surveillance programme in Hong Kong.
Methods:
This development of indicators adopted a multi-phase modified-Delphi research design. Literature search was conducted on academic databases using the injuries-related search terms in various combinations. A list of potential indicators was sent to a panel of experts from various backgrounds to rate the validity and context specificity of these indicators. Local hospital data on the selected core indicators were used to examine their applicability to the context of Hong Kong.
Results:
We reviewed 142 articles and identified a total of 55 indicators which were classified into four domains. Based on the ratings by the expert panel, 13 indicators were selected as the core indicators due to their good validity and high relevance to local context. The regression analyses of local hospitalisation data confirmed the validity of the selected core indicators for quantification of injury burden and evaluation of injury-related services, although some indicators may better measure consequences of severe injuries.
Conclusions:
This study developed a set of injury outcome indicators which would be useful for monitoring injury trends and burden in Hong Kong. Clinical Trial: N/A
Citation
Please cite as:
Tung KT, Wong RS, Ho FK, Chan KL, Wong WH, Leung H, Leung M, Leung GK, Chow CB, Ip P
Development and Validation of Indicators for Population Injury Surveillance in Hong Kong: Development and Usability Study