Prioritization of Injury Prevention and Management Programs and Research and Development (R&D) Projects: Survey Using...

Area of Science:

• Public Health
• Injury Prevention and Control
• Health Services Research

Background:

• Effective injury prevention and management require strategic planning and resource allocation.
• Prioritizing national programs and research is crucial for addressing public health challenges.
• Previous prioritization methods may not fully capture expert consensus and objective weighting.

Purpose of the Study:

• To prioritize injury prevention and management programs and research and development (R&D) projects for a national plan.
• To identify key areas for investment in injury prevention based on expert consensus.
• To establish a framework for evaluating and selecting future injury prevention initiatives.

Main Methods:

• Utilized the Delphi method for expert consensus building across two rounds.
• Employed the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to determine criterion weights.
• Combined Delphi survey opinions and AHP-derived weights to score and rank programs and projects.

Main Results:

• Identified the top three programs: Integrated Management System for Injury Data, Comprehensive Injury Surveillance System, and Transport System Improvement Program for Major Trauma.
• Identified the top three R&D projects: Identification of Vulnerable Workers Injuries, Data Integration on Injury and Disability, and Using Public Health Big Data for Injury Status and Risk Factors.
• Experts highly rated programs aimed at enhancing the injury surveillance system.

Conclusions:

• The Delphi method and AHP effectively prioritized injury prevention programs and R&D projects.
• Strengthening injury surveillance systems is a key priority for effective injury prevention.
• The identified programs and projects provide a roadmap for future national efforts in injury prevention and management.