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ReviewJournal of public health policy2025

Use of the Delphi method as an instrument of community participation in health needs assessment.

Luna Rodríguez Pérez, Manuel Rodríguez Rodríguez, Rosario Vigo Ortega, Silvia Sicre Alonso, Tránsito Cebrián Valero, Pilar Mentuy Isus, Luis Gabriel Luque Romero

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Review in Journal of public health policy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

7 authors.

Luna Rodríguez PérezLocal Health Action Network of the Province of Seville, Disease Prevention, Health Promotion and Surveillance Unit, Health District of Seville, Seville, Spain.
Manuel Rodríguez RodríguezQuirónSalud Sagrado Corazón Medical Center, Sistema Nacional de Salud (National Healthcare Network), Tomares, Seville, Spain.
Rosario Vigo OrtegaResearch Unit, Aljarafe-North Seville Health District, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Calle Clara Jaime Melero, 2-4, 41008, Seville, Spain. rosario.vigo.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7818-2380
Silvia Sicre AlonsoDisease Prevention, Health Promotion and Surveillance Unit, Aljarafe-North Seville Health District, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Mairena del Aljarafe, Seville, Spain.
Tránsito Cebrián ValeroLocal Health Action Network Section, Disease Prevention, Health Promotion and Surveillance Unit, Aljarafe-North Seville Health District, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Mairena del Aljarafe, Seville, Spain.
Pilar Mentuy IsusLocal Health Action Network Section, Disease Prevention, Health Promotion and Surveillance Unit, Aljarafe-North Seville Health District, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Mairena del Aljarafe, Seville, Spain.
Luis Gabriel Luque RomeroResearch Unit, Aljarafe-North Seville Health District, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Seville, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We conducted a comprehensive analysis of the usefulness of the Delphi technique for facilitating community participation in local health needs assessments within the Andalusian Local Health Action Network, Spain. We developed an ad hoc online questionnaire based on the Social Determinants of Health model and applied it to a panel of experts in two municipalities in the province of Seville (Andalusia, Spain) between May and June 2021. Our results reflected good panelist participation. The questionnaire successfully enabled the prioritization of both new and original items, some of which were incorporated into local health policies. We concluded that the Delphi method was effective for facilitating participation in local health needs assessments offering a replicable, cost-effective approach that accelerated local policy development and supported the implementation of Health in All Policies within local government.

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Community ParticipationDelphi TechniqueNeeds AssessmentHealth PolicyHumansSocial Determinants of HealthSpainSurveys and QuestionnairesCommunity participationDelphi techniqueHealth policySocial determinants of healthSocial participation

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PMCPMC12119341

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