Developing a Multi-Dimensional Health Index System for a General Occupational Population in the Light of Health Ecology Theory: A Delphi Study

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Table 1 Quantitative Self-Evaluation Scores Cs

Judgement Basis (Cs)	Degree of Influence on Expert Judgment
	Large	Medium	Small
Theoretical analysis	0.3	0.2	0.1
Practical experience	0.5	0.4	0.3
Understanding of relevant progress at home and abroad	0.1	0.1	0.1
Subjectivity	0.1	0.1	0.1

Table 2 Demographic Information of Experts

Categories	Project	Frequency (N)	Proportion (%)
Gender	Male	10	66.67
	Female	5	33.33
Age (years)	30~	1	6.67
	40~	9	60.00
	50~	3	20.00
	60~	2	13.33
Degree	Undergraduate	2	13.33
	Master	3	20.00
	Doctor	10	66.67
Title	Associate senior level	3	20.00
	Senior level	9	60.00
	other	3	20.00
Institution	hospital	2	13.33
	university	10	66.67
	Health Commission/Research Institute	3	20.00
Research field	Public health/Preventive healthcare	4	26.67
	Social Medicine and Health Management	4	26.67
	Health policies and services	3	20.00
	Occupational health	4	26.67
Work years (years)	Less than 10 years	2	13.33
	10~	6	40.00
	20~	3	20.00
	30~	4	26.67

Table 3 Coordination Coefficient (ω) of Expert Opinions and Test Results

Project	Rounds	Indicators	ω	χ^2	P
Importance	First round	59	0.32	275.52	<0.001
	Second round	58	0.42	334.99	<0.001
Feasibility	First round	59	0.20	165.84	<0.001
	Second round	58	0.32	255.75	<0.001
Scientificalness	First round	59	0.21	180.71	<0.001
	Second round	58	0.30	237.77	<0.001
Classification rationality	First round	59	0.22	189.78	<0.001
	Second round	58	0.28	220.57	<0.001

Table 4 Multi-Dimensional Health Index System of Occupational Population

Index Level	Mean±Standard deviation	Variable Coefficient	Weighting Targets	Combination Weighting Targets
Individual characteristics	4.79±0.43	0.089	0.252	–
1.1 Occupational trait	4.79±0.43	0.089	0.263	0.079
1.1.1 Level of manual labor	3.93±0.62	0.157	0.311	0.022
1.1.2 Working hours per week	4.00±0.56	0.139	0.316	0.022
1.1.3 Working conditions and environment	4.71±0.61	0.130	0.373	0.026
1.2 History of chronic non-communicable diseases	3.71±0.61	0.165	0.204	0.061
1.2.1 Individuals with chronic diseases	4.64±0.63	0.136	0.546	0.025
1.2.2 Immediate family members suffering from chronic diseases	3.86±0.66	0.172	0.454	0.021
1.3 Routine physiological indexes	4.93±0.27	0.054	0.271	0.081
1.3.1 Body mass index (BMI)	4.21±0.58	0.138	0.229	0.023
1.3.2 Blood lipid and blood glucose level	4.79±0.43	0.089	0.260	0.026
1.3.3 Uric acid level	4.71±0.47	0.100	0.256	0.026
1.3.4 Imaging index of neck	4.71±0.47	0.100	0.256	0.026
1.4 Mental health status	4.79±0.43	0.089	0.263	0.079
1.4.1 Anxiety	4.71±0.47	0.100	0.545	0.026
1.4.2 Depression	3.93±0.62	0.157	0.455	0.022
2. Health knowledge	4.86±0.36	0.075	0.256	–
2.1 General medical knowledge	4.86±0.36	0.075	0.340	0.080
2.1.1 Normal body temperature range	4.79±0.43	0.089	0.368	0.026
2.1.2 Normal blood pressure	4.07±0.62	0.151	0.313	0.022
2.1.3 Normal heart rate	4.14±0.66	0.160	0.318	0.023
2.2 Basic knowledge of drug use	4.64±0.50	0.107	0.325	0.077
2.2.1 Principles and precautions of medication for hypertension	4.14±0.77	0.186	0.234	0.023
2.2.2 Principles and precautions of diabetes medication	4.79±0.43	0.089	0.270	0.026
2.2.3 Principles and precautions of antibiotic medication	4.79±0.43	0.089	0.270	0.026
2.2.4 Medication principles and precautions of antipyretic and analgesic drugs	4.00±0.68	0.170	0.226	0.022
2.3 Occupational health knowledge	4.79±0.43	0.089	0.335	0.079
2.3.1 Types of occupational hazards	3.86±0.54	0.139	0.291	0.021
2.3.2 Prevention and control measures of common occupational diseases	4.71±0.47	0.100	0.355	0.026
2.3.3 Handling of sudden injury incidents	4.71±0.47	0.100	0.355	0.026
3. Healthy behavior	4.71±0.47	0.100	0.248	–
3.1 Life style	4.71±0.47	0.100	0.345	0.078
3.1.1 Eating habits	4.07±0.62	0.151	0.223	0.022
3.1.2 Smoking and drinking	4.79±0.43	0.089	0.262	0.026
3.1.3 Physical activity	4.71±0.47	0.100	0.258	0.026
3.1.4 Sleep quality	4.71±0.47	0.100	0.258	0.026
3.2 Medical and health care	4.07±0.48	0.117	0.298	0.067
3.2.1 Regular occupational health check-up	4.93±0.27	0.054	0.361	0.027
3.2.2 Use of nutritional supplements	4.64±0.50	0.107	0.340	0.025
3.2.3 Accessibility of medical services	4.07±0.62	0.151	0.298	0.022
3.3 Social adaptation	4.86±0.36	0.075	0.356	0.080
3.3.1 Stress event	4.86±0.36	0.075	0.360	0.027
3.3.2 Occupational stress	3.93±0.48	0.121	0.291	0.022
3.3.3 Social and family support	4.71±0.47	0.100	0.349	0.026
4. Health skills	4.64±0.50	0.107	0.244	–
4.1 Daily first aid skills	4.86±0.36	0.075	0.337	0.080
4.1.1 Disposal of local burns and scalds	4.07±0.62	0.151	0.183	0.022
4.1.2 Disposal of airway foreign body obstruction	4.86±0.36	0.075	0.218	0.027
4.1.3 Disposal of food poisoning	4.71±0.47	0.100	0.211	0.026
4.1.4 Disposal of outdoor heatstroke	3.86±0.66	0.172	0.173	0.021
4.1.5 Disposal of indoor fire	4.79±0.43	0.089	0.215	0.026
4.2 Identification and protection of occupational hazards	4.71±0.47	0.100	0.326	0.078
4.2.1 Ability to recognize hazards in the work environment	4.14±0.77	0.186	0.310	0.023
4.2.2 Ability to avoid or mitigate occupational hazards	4.57±0.51	0.112	0.342	0.025
4.2.3 Correct use of occupational protective equipment	4.64±0.50	0.107	0.348	0.025
4.3 Self-management	4.86±0.36	0.075	0.337	0.080
4.3.1 Disease surveillance	4.57±0.51	0.112	0.492	0.025
4.3.2 Daily diet collocation	4.71±0.61	0.130	0.508	0.026

Data Sharing Statement

The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are not publicly available because of privacy concerns but are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.