Abstract
BACKGROUND: A high-quality routine oral health data is critical for planning, financing, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and activities. However, the term quality is subject to various interpretation and meaning by a different individual involved in the process. Therefore, this study intended to explore the understanding of health data quality among oral healthcare personnel. METHODS: A phenomenology study conducted from March to April 2019 among the public oral health facilities in Kelantan, Malaysia. A total of 64 oral health care personnel invited to eight focus group discussions (FGD) to collect the desired data. Purposive sampling technique was applied to identify the eligible participants. The obtained data were then analysed using the thematic analysis methods using ATLAS.ti software Version 8. RESULT: A total of 59 (92.1%) participants consented to participate. The study revealed 16 codes related to the understanding of health data quality (correctness, timeliness, work process, as a measurement tool and indicator of excellence, quantity or amount of data, traceability, transparency in reporting, data user needs, completeness, reproducible, usability, speed, objectivity, standardise and understandable). These codes clustered into three themes; content of the data, comprehension of the data handler and the work process in generating the data. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates the multifaceted nature of health data quality understanding among participants. These findings may be of use to researchers and decision-makers who wish to comprehend the value of health data quality or recommend intervention for quality improvement.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-170, title = {Exploring the Understanding About Routine Health Data Quality: Oral Healthcare Personnel Perspective}, author = {Syirahaniza Mohd Salleh and Mohd Zulkarnain Sinor and Mohd Zarawi Mat Nor and Akram Hassan and Badariah Tambi Chek}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-07-22}, urldate = {2019-07-22}, journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings}, issue = {6}, abstract = {BACKGROUND: A high-quality routine oral health data is critical for planning, financing, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and activities. However, the term quality is subject to various interpretation and meaning by a different individual involved in the process. Therefore, this study intended to explore the understanding of health data quality among oral healthcare personnel. METHODS: A phenomenology study conducted from March to April 2019 among the public oral health facilities in Kelantan, Malaysia. A total of 64 oral health care personnel invited to eight focus group discussions (FGD) to collect the desired data. Purposive sampling technique was applied to identify the eligible participants. The obtained data were then analysed using the thematic analysis methods using ATLAS.ti software Version 8. RESULT: A total of 59 (92.1%) participants consented to participate. The study revealed 16 codes related to the understanding of health data quality (correctness, timeliness, work process, as a measurement tool and indicator of excellence, quantity or amount of data, traceability, transparency in reporting, data user needs, completeness, reproducible, usability, speed, objectivity, standardise and understandable). These codes clustered into three themes; content of the data, comprehension of the data handler and the work process in generating the data. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates the multifaceted nature of health data quality understanding among participants. These findings may be of use to researchers and decision-makers who wish to comprehend the value of health data quality or recommend intervention for quality improvement.}, note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Tanah Merah Oral Health District Office, Kelantan Oral Health Services}, keywords = {data accuracy, focus groups, healthcare personnel, qualitative research}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {proceedings} }