[Study of construction of index system for evaluation of response capanility for public health risk in mass gathering].

Abstract

Objective: To construct an index system for the systematic evalaution of response capabiity for public health risk in mass gathgering and improvemet of preparedness and level of public health risk response. Methods: Based on the theory of health emergency management and the public health practice to support domestic and international mass events, the theoretical framework was constructed. Authoritative experts in relevant fields were invited to conduct multiple rounds of expert consultation for the construction of an evaluation index system, with Delphi method. Results: In this study, 12 authoritative experts in relevant professional fields were selected to participate in the survey, with an expert response rate of 100.0% and an average authority coefficient of 0.89. The final Kendall's W coefficient was 0.408 for the second-level indicators, and 0.416 for the third-level indicators (all P<0.001). Finally, an evaluation index system consisting of 4 first-level indicators (surveillance, risk assessment, laboratory support and response), 15 second-level indicators, and 75 third-level indicators was constructed. Conclusion: The evaluation index system constructed in this study can provide a reference for evaluation of the response capability for the public health risk in mass gathering.