Surveying the local public health response to COVID-19 in Canada: Study protocol.
PLoS One
; 16(11): e0259590, 2021.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1542180
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Public health services and systems research is under-developed in Canada and this is particularly the case with respect to research on local public health unit operational functioning and capacity. The purpose of this paper is to report on a study that will collect retrospective information on the local public health response to COVID-19 throughout Canada between 2020 and 2021. METHODS/DESIGN:
The goal of the study is to develop and implement a study framework that will collect retrospective information on the local public health system response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. This study will involve administering a mixed-method survey to Medical Health Officers/Medical Officers of Health in every local and regional public health unit across the country, followed by a process of coding and grouping these responses in a consistent and comparable way. Coded responses will be assessed for patterns of divergent or convergent roles and approaches of local public health across the country with respect to interventions in their response to COVID-19. The Framework Method of thematic analysis will be applied to assess the qualitative answers to the open-ended questions that speak to public health policy features.DISCUSSION:
The strengths of the study protocol include the engagement of Medical Health Officers/Medical Officers of Health as research partners and a robust integrated knowledge translation approach to further public health services and systems research in Canada.
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Colección:
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Salud Pública
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Pandemias
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Investigación cualitativa
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Ensayo controlado aleatorizado
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Norte
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
PLoS One
Asunto de la revista:
Ciencia
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Medicina
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Journal.pone.0259590
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