Table 6 Rating criteria for the operational characteristics of the evaluation framework for injury surveillance systems
From: The development of an evaluation framework for injury surveillance systems
Operational characteristics | EFISS definition1 | Â | Rating criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
Purpose and objectives | The purpose of the injury surveillance system, the reason why the system exists, and objectives of the injury surveillance system, what the information from the system is used for, should be described. | I | If the purpose and/or objectives of the data collection include injury surveillance, it rates as very high. |
| Â | Â | II | If the purpose and/or objectives of the data collection include monitoring of trends or conducting research, it rates as high. |
| Â | Â | III | If the purpose and/or objectives of the data collection include other rationales, such as resource allocation or planning, it rates as low. |
| Â | Â | IV | If the purpose and/or objectives of the data collection are not stated, it rates as very low. |
Data collection process | The method of data collection for an injury surveillance system and the number of steps involved in data collection should be examined using a data collection flow chart. | I | If the data collection process takes one to three steps to complete, it rates as very high. |
| Â | Â | II | If the data collection process takes four to six steps to complete, it rates as high. |
| Â | Â | III | If the data collection process takes seven to nine steps to complete, it rates as low. |
| Â | Â | IV | If the data collection process takes ten or more steps to complete, it rates as very low. |
Case definition | The injury case definition adopted by an injury surveillance system to identify cases should be described. | I | If variables in the data collection can identify the injury cases of interest it rates as very high. |
| Â | Â | IV | If variables in the data collection can not identify injury cases of interest it rates as very low. |
Timeliness | Timeliness will refer to the time taken to accomplish each of the three surveillance phases of: (i) data collection; (ii) data analysis and interpretation; and (iii) dissemination. | I | If the time taken to complete data collection, data analysis, interpretation and dissemination is daily to monthly, it rates as very high. |
| Â | Â | II | If the time taken to complete data collection, data analysis, interpretation and dissemination is annual to biennial, it rates as high. |
| Â | Â | III | If the time taken to complete data collection, data analysis, interpretation and dissemination is greater than biennial, it rates as low |
| Â | Â | IV | If data is not either routinely collected, analysed, interpreted or disseminated, it rates as very low. |
Uniform classification systems | The classification system(s) used to record information in the injury surveillance system for variables in the WHO's core minimum and optimal data sets for injury surveillance should be identified. | I | If standard classification systems are used to record information for 76 to 100% of variables in the core minimum and optional data sets for injury surveillance, it rates as very high. |
| Â | Â | II | If standard classification systems are used to record information for 51 to 75% of variables in the core minimum and optional data sets for injury surveillance, it rates as high. |
| Â | Â | III | If standard classification systems are used to record information for 26 to 50% of variables in the core minimum and optional data sets for injury surveillance, it rates as low. |
| Â | Â | IV | If standard classification systems are not used or are used to record information for less than 25% of variables in the core minimum and optional data sets for injury surveillance, it rates as very low. |
Quality control measures | The quality control measures regularly utilised by the agency responsible for the injury surveillance system should be identified. | I | If quality control measures are in place and are conducted, it rates as very high. |
| Â | Â | IV | If there are no quality control measures in place, it rates as very low. |
Confidentiality and privacy | The methods by which an individual's information in the injury surveillance system is safe guarded against disclosure should be described. | I | If data users are required to sign a confidentiality and/or data security agreement, it rates as very high. |
| Â | Â | IV | If data users are not required to sign a confidentiality and/or data security agreement, it rates as very low. |
System security | The data access requirements (e.g. password protection) that safe guard against the disclosure of confidential information should be described. | I | If there are data access procedures in place (e.g. password protection) to safe guard against the disclosure of confidential information, it rates as very high. |
| Â | Â | IV | If there are no data access procedures in place to safe guard against the disclosure of confidential information, it rates as very low. |