Milwid Rachael, Steriu Andreea, Arino Julien, Heffernan Jane, Hyder Ayaz, Schanzer Dena, Gardner Emma, Haworth-Brockman Margaret, Isfeld-Kiely Harpa, Langley Joanne M, Moghadas Seyed M
Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph , Guelph, ON , Canada.
International Programmes, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London , London , UK.
Front Public Health. 2016 Sep 28;4:213. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00213. eCollection 2016.
Disease modeling is increasingly being used to evaluate the effect of health intervention strategies, particularly for infectious diseases. However, the utility and application of such models are hampered by the inconsistent use of infectious disease modeling terms between and within disciplines. We sought to standardize the lexicon of infectious disease modeling terms and develop a glossary of terms commonly used in describing models' assumptions, parameters, variables, and outcomes. We combined a comprehensive literature review of relevant terms with an online forum discussion in a virtual community of practice, mod4PH (Modeling for Public Health). Using a convergent discussion process and consensus amongst the members of mod4PH, a glossary of terms was developed as an online resource. We anticipate that the glossary will improve inter- and intradisciplinary communication and will result in a greater uptake and understanding of disease modeling outcomes in heath policy decision-making. We highlight the role of the mod4PH community of practice and the methodologies used in this endeavor to link theory, policy, and practice in the public health domain.
疾病建模越来越多地用于评估健康干预策略的效果，尤其是针对传染病。然而，各学科之间以及学科内部对传染病建模术语的不一致使用，阻碍了此类模型的实用性和应用。我们试图规范传染病建模术语的词汇，并编制一份常用术语表，用于描述模型的假设、参数、变量和结果。我们将对相关术语的全面文献综述与在虚拟实践社区mod4PH（公共卫生建模）中的在线论坛讨论相结合。通过mod4PH成员之间的趋同讨论过程和共识，编制了一份术语表作为在线资源。我们预计该术语表将改善学科间和学科内的交流，并将使健康政策决策中对疾病建模结果有更多的采用和理解。我们强调了mod4PH实践社区的作用以及在此过程中所使用的方法，以将公共卫生领域的理论、政策和实践联系起来。
