Visualizing Opportunity Index Data Using a Dashboard Application: A Tool to Communicate Infant Mortality-Based Area...

Area of Science:

• Public Health Informatics
• Geospatial Analysis
• Health Disparities Research

Background:

• Area Deprivation Index (ADI) is a geographical measure of socioeconomic factors.
• Ohio developed the Ohio Opportunity Index (OOI) to address infant mortality.
• A need existed for an effective tool to present OOI data to stakeholders.

Purpose of the Study:

• To document the design, development, deployment, and training of a dashboard solution for visualizing ADI data.
• To create an interactive tool for exploring the Ohio Opportunity Index (OOI) and its seven domains.
• To assess the usability of the dashboard based on effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction.

Main Methods:

• User-centered design approach with stakeholder feedback sessions.
• Development of the Opportunity Index Dashboard (OID) with interactive components.
• Usability evaluation measuring task completion success rates and system usability scores.

Main Results:

• Stakeholder feedback categorized by function, content, and aesthetics.
• Interactive dashboard features include choropleth maps, comparative graphs, and sortable tables.
• Usability evaluation: median task completion success rate of 83% and median System Usability Scale score of 68.

Conclusions:

• The OID can assist healthcare leaders in infant mortality-related decision-making and policy.
• The dashboard effectively communicates deprivation data across multiple domains.
• The development process serves as a template for creating dashboards for other health priorities.