JA SHARP WP6 Expert meeting 6th and 7th September
Round 1: Questionnaire

 

Introduction

This questionnaire is part of a Delphi Method | RAND modified consensus procedure with the aim to develop  

(i)                  recommendations of sectors to be involved during pandemic preparedness, response and recovery, and

(ii)                 recommendations of aspects of multisectoral collaboration to be included in public health emergency plans.

This study is being conducted as part of European Union Joint Action SHARP.

This method allows us to use both knowledge from literature and expert opinion to arrive at a set of relevant and well-defined recommendations.

You are invited to participate in this consensus procedure’s steps, namely completing this questionnaire and a participating in a consensus discussion during a hybrid meeting on the 6th and 7th of September 2022, in Malta.

This questionnaire is targeted to all professionals who have been involved in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of their sector.

This questionnaire which will take approximately 30-45 minutes to complete, and consists of three parts:

(a)    Some information about yourself as a professional

(b)    Ranking relevance of the involvement of specific actors during the different phases of a pandemic

(c)    Ranking relevance of specific recommendations based on previous (informal) questionnaires conducted within the European Union JA SHARP

It is possible to save your response to the questionnaire and restart at a later moment.

 

Part A

Part B

Instructions, please read carefully

This section is focused on which sectors must be invited to the national decision-making table during  preparedness and response to a pandemic. Please rank to which extent you believe the following sectors must be invited to the decision-making table during the different phases on a scale of 1 to 9, 1 being “must never be invited”, and 9 being “must always be invited”. 

Please refer to the Appendix in the email for an overview of the sectors.

Please keep the ideal situation in mind when answering this question, regardless of whether or not these sectors are currently involved.

Preparedness

Preparedness is defined as any activity prior to a pandemic that aims to

(i)                  reduce the likelihood of an outbreak, and/or

(ii)                 to build capacity for effective response and recovery. 

 
1
"must never be invited"		 2 3 4 5 6

7
 8                    9
"must always be invited"
 

Response

Response is defined as any activity during a pandemic that aims to

(i)                 contain the magnitude of the pandemic, and/or

(ii)                reduce the effects of the pandemic society wide. 

 
1
"must never be invited"		 2 3 4 5 6

7
 8                   9
"must always be invited"
 

Recovery

Recovery is defined as any activities undertaken in the period in the aftermath of a pandemic, that aims to

(i)                 deal with the effects of a pandemic and/or

(ii)                restore society. 

 
1
"must never be invited"		 2 3 4 5 6

7
 8                    9
"must always be invited"
 

Part C

This section is focused on recommendations based on (informal) surveys concerning multisectoral collaboration conducted within the European Union Joint Action SHARP.
Please rank to which extent you believe the following statements to be relevant on a scale of 1 to 9, 1 being “not relevant at all”, and 9 being “very relevant”. 

Please think of the ideal situation, regardless of current resources and capacity.

National public health emergency plans should...
1
"not relevant at all"		 2 3 4 5 6

7
 8                     9
        "very relevant"
 
 
 

DATA PROTECTION

All personal information will be stored securely and will be used only for the purpose described above. The raw data will be stored at the RIVM in an internal institutional database for a duration of 15 years, where only the work package team have access and that has proper IT protection, and will not be transferred outside the organizational structure. Raw data will be pseudonymized for analysis and publication of results. No personally identifiable information will be published. No personal information will be included in the publication of the results of the survey. You can request removal from our records at any time by emailing sharp@rivm.nl.

By completing this survey, you give permission for your pseudoanonymised data to be kept for a maximum of 15 years and for it to be used for scientific publications or other public presentations. The data will be handled in accordance with the RIVM privacy statement and General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR).
 

Thank you very much for participating in this survey. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.