Data Dashboard Acceptability, Use, and Perceived Effectiveness in Disseminating Local Overdose Data and Resources in a Rural New York State County: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Zhongxuan He, Monika Salvage, Corinna A Noel
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Background: In 2023, Cayuga County, a rural county in New York State, developed and published a publicly available, interactive overdose dashboard highlighting demographic, geographic, and time trends in suspected overdoses as well as substance use-related resources in the community. Despite the widespread use of data dashboards in the overdose crisis, there is little evidence to suggest that these dashboards can effectively disseminate data and enable public health data-driven decision-making, especially in a rural county. We conducted an evaluation of the Cayuga County Overdose Data Dashboard to fill this knowledge gap.

Objective: Our study aimed to evaluate the Cayuga County Overdose Data Dashboard's acceptability, use, and perceived effectiveness in disseminating overdose data and resources.

Methods: Following the launch of the dashboard, an online Qualtrics survey collected feedback from individuals older than 18 years of age living or working in Cayuga County, asking respondents to reflect upon their experience using the dashboard. The 10-minute survey assessed usage patterns and motivations to access the dashboard as well as the dashboard's ease of use, most valued design features, and overall perceived effectiveness in communicating information on overdoses and local resources. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Results: From May to December 2023, a total of 61 individuals from Cayuga County completed the survey, including those with lived substance use experience (n=8, 13%) as well as their close contacts (n=28, 46%), health care providers (n=12, 20%), law enforcement (n=11, 18%), and local public health and mental health care professionals (n=27, 44%). The user-friendly design and frequent updates facilitate engagement, as 54% (n=33) of respondents reported accessing the dashboard at least monthly and 75% (n=46) using it to inform decision-making. Most thought that the dashboard was easy to use (n=59, 97%) and very effective in disseminating information (n=46, 76%). From the 8 different types of overdose-related information portrayed on the dashboard, the most valued were the locations of treatment and recovery services, scoring an average of 4.75 (SD 0.65) on a 5-point scale (1="Not important" to 5="Most important"), followed by the locations of free, publicly accessible Naloxone (mean 4.58, SD 0.89) and trends in fatal and nonfatal overdoses (mean 4.48, SD 0.81).

Conclusions: Overall, this study suggests that the Cayuga County Overdose Data Dashboard effectively disseminates information and enables data-driven decision-making in the region. When developing a community-level dashboard, our findings underscore the necessity of a user-friendly design, frequent data updates, and inclusion of key information and visuals on local overdose trends and resources.

数据仪表板的可接受性、使用和感知有效性在纽约州农村地区传播当地药物过量数据和资源:一项横断面研究。
背景:2023年,纽约州的卡尤加县(Cayuga County)开发并发布了一个可公开获取的交互式用药过量仪表板,突出显示了疑似用药过量的人口、地理和时间趋势,以及社区中与药物使用相关的资源。尽管在过量用药危机中广泛使用了数据仪表板,但几乎没有证据表明这些仪表板能够有效地传播数据并实现公共卫生数据驱动的决策,特别是在农村县。我们对卡尤加县用药过量数据仪表板进行了评估,以填补这一知识空白。目的:本研究旨在评估卡尤加县药物过量数据仪表板在传播药物过量数据和资源方面的可接受性、使用情况和感知有效性。方法:在仪表板启动后,一项在线质量调查收集了在卡尤加县生活或工作的18岁以上个人的反馈,要求受访者反映他们使用仪表板的经验。10分钟的调查评估了使用模式和访问仪表板的动机,以及仪表板的易用性,最有价值的设计功能,以及在过量使用和本地资源信息交流方面的总体感知有效性。数据分析采用描述性统计。结果:2023年5月至12月,卡尤加县共有61人完成了调查,其中包括有物质使用生活经历的人(n=8, 13%)及其密切接触者(n=28, 46%)、卫生保健提供者(n=12, 20%)、执法人员(n=11, 18%)和当地公共卫生和精神卫生保健专业人员(n=27, 44%)。用户友好的设计和频繁的更新促进了用户的参与,54% (n=33)的受访者表示至少每月访问一次仪表板,75% (n=46)的受访者使用它来为决策提供信息。大多数人认为仪表板易于使用(n= 59,97%),并且在传播信息方面非常有效(n= 46,76%)。从仪表板上描绘的8种不同类型的过量相关信息中,最有价值的是治疗和康复服务的位置,在5分制(1=“不重要”到5=“最重要”)中平均得分为4.75 (SD 0.65),其次是免费,公开可获得纳洛酮的位置(平均4.58,SD 0.89)和致命和非致命过量的趋势(平均4.48,SD 0.81)。结论:总体而言,本研究表明,卡尤加县药物过量数据仪表板有效地传播了信息,并使该地区的数据驱动决策成为可能。在开发社区级仪表板时,我们的研究结果强调了用户友好设计、频繁更新数据以及包含当地用药过量趋势和资源的关键信息和视觉效果的必要性。
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