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. 2013 Feb 12;6:10.3402/gha.v6i0.20004. doi: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.20004

Table 3.

Summary of panellists’ ratings of the practise in NCDs prevention and control in 1990–1999 and 2000–2009 in the second round (N=14)

Practical implementation

Median (IQR) score Importance Y1990–1999 Y2000–2009
Of major NCDs
B1 Cancer 8.00 (1.50) 6.00 (1.50) 7.00 (1.00)
B2 Heart disease 9.00 (2.00) 6.00 (2.00) 8.00 (1.00)
B3 Cerebrovascular disease 9.00 (2.00) 6.00 (1.50) 7.00 (2.50)
B4 Type 2 diabetes 9.00 (1.50) 5.00 (1.00) 7.00 (1.50)
B5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 8.00 (2.25) 5.00 (1.00) 6.00 (1.50)
Of major risk factors
B6 Tobacco use 9.00 (2.25) 4.00 (1.50) 6.00 (1.50)
B7 Unhealthy diet 8.00 (1.50) 4.00 (1.00) 6.00 (1.00)
B8 Physical inactivity 8.00 (1.50) 4.00 (2.00) 5.00 (1.00)
B9 Harmful use of alcohol 7.00 (2.00) 4.00 (2.00) 5.00 (1.50)
Surveillance of
C1 Morbidity 8.50 (1.25) 4.00 (1.25) 5.00 (1.00)
C2 Mortality 8.50 (2.25) 5.00 (1.25) 6.00 (2.00)
C3 Behavioural risk factors 8.00 (1.50) 4.00 (1.25) 5.00 (1.00)
Settings for health communication
C4 Healthcare facilities 8.00 (2.00) 4.50 (3.00) 6.00 (3.00)
C5 Schools 8.50 (2.00) 4.00 (1.50) 6.00 (1.00)
C6 Workplaces 8.00 (1.25) 4.00 (1.00) 5.00 (1.25)
C7 Community 9.00 (2.00) 4.00 (2.25) 6.00 (1.00)
C8 Other public places 7.00 (2.00) 3.00 (2.50) 5.00 (1.00)
Target population for health communication
C9 Elderly adults 8.00 (2.50) 4.50 (1.50) 6.00 (2.00)
C10  Young adults 8.00 (1.25) 4.00 (2.00) 5.00 (1.25)
C11  Youth 9.00 (2.00) 4.00 (2.00) 6.00 (2.50)
Channels for health communication
C12  Dissemination of, e.g. leaflets, brochures, and posters 6.00 (1.25) 4.50 (1.00) 6.00 (1.25)
C13  Community health lectures 7.00 (1.25) 4.00 (1.25) 6.00 (1.25)
C14  Theme-day campaign 6.50 (2.00) 4.00 (1.25) 6.00 (1.25)
C15  Mass media channels 9.00 (1.00) 4.00 (1.25) 6.00 (3.00)
C16  Doctor-patient communication 8.00 (2.25) 4.00 (2.00) 6.00 (2.00)
Contents for health communication
C17  On diseases 7.50 (2.00) 4.50 (1.00) 6.00 (1.25)
C18  On lifestyle risk factors 8.00 (1.25) 4.00 (1.25) 6.00 (1.00)
C19  Economic evaluation of health communication programmes 8.00 (1.00) 3.00 (1.25) 4.00 (1.00)
C20  Educational messages in line with current best-available evidence 8.00 (0.25) 4.00 (2.25) 5.00 (1.00)
Screening programmes
C21  Screening for disease 8.50 (2.00) 4.00 (2.00) 6.00 (1.25)
C22  Providing effective diagnosis, treatment and intervention for individuals identified through early screening 8.00 (1.25) 3.50 (1.25) 5.00 (2.00)
C23  Effectiveness evaluation of screening programmes 8.00 (1.50) 4.00 (1.00) 5.00 (1.50)
C24  Economic evaluation of screening programmes 7.00 (1.00) 4.00 (1.50) 4.00 (2.00)
Intervention, treatment, management, and rehabilitation
C25  Intervention for high-risk populations 8.50 (1.25) 4.00 (1.00) 4.00 (1.25)
C26  Treatment of patients 8.00 (2.25) 5.00 (1.25) 5.50 (2.25)
C27  Rehabilitation of patients 7.50 (1.50) 3.00 (2.00) 4.00 (2.00)
C28  Patient self-management 8.00 (1.25) 4.00 (2.00) 4.00 (2.50)
C29  Treatment plan in line with current best-available evidence 8.00 (2.25) 4.50 (2.25) 4.00 (3.25)
C30  Standardisation of treatment and management 8.50 (1.25) 3.00 (1.50) 4.00 (3.25)