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Table 7 Users panel rating of the satisfaction of each characteristic to assess either the data quality, operation or practical ability of the suicide behavioral surveillance system

From: Design, development, and evaluation of a surveillance system for suicidal behaviors in Iran

Characteristic

Meana

Medianb

Standard Deviation

Range Consensusc

Rate number between (6–7) Percentage (%)

Examines data quality characteristics of suicidal behaviors surveillance system

Data completeness

6.2

6

1

moderate

89%

Sensitivity

6.7

7

0.5

High

95%

Specificity

6.8

7

0.3

High

96%

Positive predictive value

6.4

7

0.7

High

93%

Representative-ness

6.3

7

0.8

High

92%

Mean Total (Rate 6–7)

Percentage (%)

93%

Operational characteristics of suicidal behaviors surveillance system

Purpose and objective

6.7

7

0.5

High

95%

Data collection process

5.9

6

1.4

moderate

80%

Timelines

5.9

6

1.4

moderate

80%

Uniform classification systems

6.7

7

0.5

High

95%

Quality control measures

6

6

1.2

moderate

85%

Systems security

6.4

7

0.7

High

93%

Confidentially and privacy

6.3

7

0.8

High

92%

Mean Total (Rate 6–7)

Percentage (%)

88.58%

Practical characteristics of suicidal behaviors surveillance system

Data accessibility

6.7

7

0.5

High

95%

Usefulness

6.8

7

0.3

High

96%

Data analysis

6.7

7

0.5

High

95%

Guidance material to aid data interpretation

6.2

7

0.9

High

90%

Mean Total (Rate 6–7)

Percentage (%)

94%

  1. aMean rating score using seven-point Likert scale (7 represents extremely satisfaction)
  2. bMedian rating score using seven-point Likert scale (7 represents extremely satisfaction)
  3. cHigh consensus was considered to be 1 SD away from the mean, moderate consensus between 1 and 2 SDs away from the mean, and low consensus between 2 and 3 SDs away from the mean