Table 1.
Design and features of reviewed dashboards (N=80).
| Characteristica | Dashboards, n (%) | ||
| Topical scope | |||
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Maternal and child health | 28 (35) | |
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Broader than maternal and child health | 28 (35) | |
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Maternal health only | 24 (30) | |
| Geographic scope | |||
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National or multinational | 8 (10) | |
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State focus | 58 (72) | |
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Region or other area | 14 (18) | |
| Use of the term “dashboard” in the title or descriptionb | |||
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Includes the term “dashboard” | 46 (58) | |
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Does not include the term “dashboard” | 32 (40) | |
| Hosting organization or website | |||
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Health department web page | 48 (60) | |
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NGOc or program web page | 14 (18) | |
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Other or unspecified | 18 (22) | |
| Visualizations of maternal health data | |||
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Table | 63 (79) | |
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Bar chart | 58 (72) | |
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Line graph | 52 (65) | |
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Map | 46 (58) | |
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Pie chart | 14 (18) | |
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Large numbers or card visualizations | 9 (11) | |
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Arrows representing the direction of change | 7 (9) | |
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Gauge chart | 5 (6) | |
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Other visualization type | 9 (11) | |
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CIs in any visualizations | 24 (30) | |
| Software platform | |||
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Tableau | 30 (38) | |
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Unspecified or custom system | 26 (32) | |
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Off-the-shelf solutionsd | 16 (20) | |
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Power BI | 4 (5) | |
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ArcGIS | 4 (5) | |
| Technical capabilities | |||
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User can download data | 46 (58) | |
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User can download complete dashboard view | 43 (54) | |
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All indicators visible on one page | 38 (48) | |
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Responsive interface | 37 (46) | |
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Instructions for interactive features | 35 (44) | |
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Mobile-friendly interface | 31 (39) | |
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User can download individual visualizations | 26 (32) | |
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User can select visualization type | 16 (20) | |
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Adaptive visualization (select to filter) | 8 (10) | |
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Full screen | 6 (8) | |
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Other | 21 (26) | |
| Statements of purpose and audience | |||
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Statement of purpose | 55 (69) | |
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Statement of intended audience | 30 (38) | |
| Stated audience categoriese | |||
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Legislators or policy makers | 17 (57) | |
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Public health agencies or organizations | 16 (53) | |
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General audience descriptor | 15 (50) | |
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Health care organizations or providers | 11 (37) | |
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Community members or health care consumers | 10 (33) | |
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Researchers | 7 (23) | |
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Other | 8 (27) | |
aAll characteristics were assessed for the dashboard as a whole, except for visualizations, which was restricted to maternal health data.
bCould not be assessed for 2 dashboards that were no longer accessible during the second round of abstraction.
cNGO: nongovernmental organization.
dOff-the-shelf systems include Conduent and MySidewalk.
ePercentages calculated among the subset of 30 dashboards with a stated audience.