Stegmuller Angela R, Self Andrew, Litvin Kate, Roberton Timothy
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
BMC Public Health. 2017 Nov 7;17(Suppl 4):773. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4750-5.
The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) is a computer-based model that estimates the impact of scaling up key interventions to improve maternal, newborn and child health. Initially developed to inform the Lancet Child Survival Series of 2003, the functionality and scope of LiST have been expanded greatly over the past 10 years. This study sought to "take stock" of how LiST is now being used and for what purposes.
We conducted a quantitative survey of LiST users, qualitative interviews with a smaller sample of LiST users and members of the LiST team at Johns Hopkins University, and a literature review of studies involving LiST analyses.
LiST is being used by donors, international organizations, governments, NGOs and academic institutions to assist program evaluation, inform strategic planning and evidenced-based decision-making, and advocate for high-impact interventions. Some organizations have integrated LiST into internal workflows and built in-house capacity for using LiST, while other organizations rely on the LiST team for support and to outsource analyses. In addition to being a popular stand-alone software, LiST is used as a calculation engine for other applications.
The Lives Saved Tool has been reported to be a useful model in maternal, newborn, and child health. With continued commitment, LiST should remain as a part of the international health toolkit used to assess maternal, newborn and child health programs.
挽救生命工具（LiST）是一个基于计算机的模型，用于估计扩大关键干预措施对改善孕产妇、新生儿和儿童健康的影响。该模型最初是为2003年《柳叶刀》儿童生存系列研究提供信息而开发的，在过去10年中，其功能和范围得到了极大扩展。本研究旨在“评估”LiST目前的使用方式和用途。
我们对LiST用户进行了定量调查，对一小部分LiST用户和约翰霍普金斯大学LiST团队成员进行了定性访谈，并对涉及LiST分析的研究进行了文献综述。
捐赠者、国际组织、政府、非政府组织和学术机构都在使用LiST，以协助项目评估、为战略规划和循证决策提供信息，并倡导采取具有高影响力的干预措施。一些组织已将LiST纳入内部工作流程，并建立了使用LiST的内部能力，而其他组织则依赖LiST团队提供支持并外包分析工作。除了作为一款广受欢迎的独立软件外，LiST还被用作其他应用程序的计算引擎。
据报道，挽救生命工具在孕产妇、新生儿和儿童健康方面是一个有用的模型。通过持续投入，LiST应继续作为国际卫生工具包的一部分，用于评估孕产妇、新生儿和儿童健康项目。
