A taxonomy of indicators for non-communicable diseases: agreement, definition, and contextual description using diabetes as a case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Collaborative Health Information European Framework (CHIEF) is an initiative led by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission to enable a sustainable data collection and production of indicators to monitor and evaluate best practices for people with NCDs.

Objectives

We aimed to support international assessment and comparability of NCD indicators through a taxonomy of NCD indicators, a core set of measurable diabetes indicators and high-level policy recommendations.

Materials and methods

The study is an expert review run by the multidisciplinary expert group "CHIEF-diabetes.dwg" between 2022 and 2024. The group convened on several remote and in-presence meetings. A common set of key references were identified to underpin collective discu

SUBMITTER: Carinci F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12554757 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature