Barriers and facilitators for disease registry systems: a mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A Disease Registry System (DRS) is a system that collects standard data on a specific disease with an organized method for specific purposes in a population. Barriers and facilitators for DRSs are different according to the health system of each country, and identifying these factors is necessary to improve DRSs, so the purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize these factors.

Methods

First, by conducting 13 interviews with DRS specialists, barriers and facilitators for DRSs were identified and then, a questionnaire was developed to prioritize these factors. Then, 15 experts answered the questionnaires. We prioritized these factors based on the mean of scores in four levels including first priority (3.76-5), second priority (2.51-3.75), third priority (1

SUBMITTER: Lazem M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9004114 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature