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obtain complete data of a good quality. The
PI of the state reviewed the final version
of the completed form, filled in missing
information in totality, for review during the
state consensus meeting.
4.3.7 Development of
Indicators
Indicators are specific, observable and
measurable characteristics that are used
to measure change (45). Indicators related
to health systems would establish the
baseline and facilitate tracking progress
and performance of the health system over
a period. Indicators developed for a specific
purpose should be SMART (Sensitive,
Measurable, Acceptable, Reliable and
Timely) along with being valid Health
system Indicator(s) should essentially give
actionable information about the system and
it is important to ensure that it should be
feasible to collect information for computing
the indicator value.
A set of 15 quantitative indicators, covering
various domains was developed based on
quantitative information collected by using the
SMHSA proforma. Data drawn from the National
Mental Health Survey was used to develop
5 morbidity indicators. These domains
focused on the coverage of the DMHP, human
resources for mental health, facility coverage
for mental health, financing for mental health,
burden of mental morbidity, treatment gap
and incidence of suicides (Box 3).
A set of 10 qualitative indicators covering
10 essential domains of the mental health
Figure 5: Dates of State expert consensus meeting
National Mental Health Survey, 2016
22/04/2016
25/07/2016
19/05/2016
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26/04/2016
3
05/07/2016
2
6
5 9
10
8
11
27/05/2016
7
11/05/2016
15/07/2016
03/08/2014
15/07/2016
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12
28/06/2016
1- Kerala 2- Gujarat 3-Rajasthan 4-Punjab 5-UttarPradesh 6-Madhyapradesh
7- Chhattisgarh 8- Jharkhand 9-Assam 10-Manipur 11- WestBengal 12-Tamilnadu
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