Table 7 Priority ranking of headline indicator criteria by respondents’ affiliation
Total (N = 36) | Governmental or other public institution (N = 19) | Health care provider (N = 2) | Research institution (N = 15) | ||||||||||
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Criterion | Mean | SD | Rank | P-value * | Mean | SD | Rank | Mean | SD | Rank | Mean | SD | Rank |
Validity | 1.36 | 0.54 | 1 | 0.769 | 1.32 | 0.48 | 1 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 2 | 1.40 | 0.75 | 2 |
Reliability | 1.44 | 0.61 | 2 | 0.986 | 1.44 | 0.62 | 2 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 3 | 1.44 | 0.51 | 3 |
Clear and easy to communicate & interpret | 1.50 | 0.56 | 3 | 0.466 | 1.53 | 0.61 | 4 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 7 | 1.40 | 0.66 | 1 |
International comparability | 1.65 | 0.79 | 4 | 0.000 | 1.47 | 0.77 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.41 | 9 | 1.69 | 1.03 | 6 |
Actionability | 1.70 | 0.62 | 5 | 0.936 | 1.68 | 0.58 | 6 | 2.50 | 0.71 | 8 | 1.63 | 0.60 | 5 |
Policy relevance | 1.72 | 0.70 | 6 | 0.231 | 1.67 | 0.69 | 5 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 4 | 1.81 | 0.82 | 7 |
Routine availability | 1.72 | 0.61 | 7 | 0.830 | 1.68 | 0.58 | 7 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.81 | 1.45 | 8 |
Coherent and balanced overall | 1.72 | 0.66 | 8 | 0.654 | 1.84 | 0.69 | 9 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 5 | 1.60 | 0.62 | 4 |
International feasibility | 1.92 | 1.04 | 9 | 0.011 | 1.68 | 1.11 | 8 | 3.50 | 0.71 | 10 | 2.00 | 0.63 | 9 |
Farreaching | 2.31 | 0.86 | 10 | 0.325 | 2.28 | 0.67 | 10 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 6 | 2.44 | 0.63 | 10 |
Minimum number of indicators | 2.64 | 1.27 | 11 | 0.805 | 2.53 | 1.17 | 11 | 3.50 | 0.71 | 11 | 2.67 | 0.63 | 11 |