Development of Health Equity Indicators in Primary Health Care Organizations Using a Modified Delphi

Sabrina T Wong, Annette J Browne, Colleen Varcoe, Josée Lavoie, Alycia Fridkin, Victoria Smye, Olive Godwin and David Tu

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 12, 1-15

Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop a core set of indicators that could be used for measuring and monitoring the performance of primary health care organizations' capacity and strategies for enhancing equity-oriented care. Methods: Indicators were constructed based on a review of the literature and a thematic analysis of interview data with patients and staff (n = 114) using procedures for qualitatively derived data. We used a modified Delphi process where the indicators were circulated to staff at the Health Centers who served as participants (n = 63) over two rounds. Indicators were considered part of a priority set of health equity indicators if they received an overall importance rating of>8.0, on a scale of 1–9, where a higher score meant more importance. Results: Seventeen indicators make up the priority set. Items were eliminated because they were rated as low importance (

Date: 2014
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