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Table 2 Expert panel rating of the appropriateness of the definition of each characteristic to assess an injury surveillance system (modified-Delphi rounds 1 and 2)

From: The development of an evaluation framework for injury surveillance systems

 

Modified-Delphi – round 1

Modified-Delphi – round 2

Characteristic1

Not at all/somewhat

(n = 7)

Moderate

(n = 7)

Very/extremely

(n = 7)

Not at all/somewhat

(n = 7)

Moderate

(n = 7)

Very/extremely

(n = 7)

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

N

%

n

%

n

%

Data quality

            

Data completeness

1

14.3

2

28.6

4

57.1

1

14.3

-

-

6

85.7

Sensitivity 2

-

-

-

-

7

100

-

-

-

-

7

100

Specificity

1

14.3

-

-

6

85.7

1

14.3

1

14.3

5

71.5

Positive predictive value

2

28.6

1

14.3

4

57.1

 

-

-

-

7

100

Representativeness

3

42.9

-

-

4

57.1

-

-

1

14.3

6

85.7

Positive likelihood ratio

3

42.9

1

14.3

3

42.9

-

-

1

14.3

6

85.7

Operational

            

Simplicity

2

28.6

3

42.9

2

28.6

-

-

3

42.9

4

57.2

Timeliness 2

-

-

-

-

7

100

-

-

-

-

7

100

Flexibility

2

28.6

2

28.6

4

57.1

-

-

4

57.1

3

42.9

Practical

            

Acceptability

2

28.6

2

28.6

3

42.9

1

14.3

3

42.9

3

42.9

Usefulness

1

14.3

2

28.6

4

57.1

-

-

1

14.3

6

85.7

  1. 1 High consensus was considered to be 70% and above agreement, moderate consensus 50% to 69% agreement, and low consensus less than 50% agreement.
  2. 2 The panel reached 100% agreement on the proposed definition in round one.