Background Informing policy and practice with up-to-date evidence on the social determinants of health is an ongoing challenge. One limitation of traditional approaches is the time-lag between identification of a policy or practice need and availability of results. The Right Here Right Now (RHRN) study piloted a near-real-time data-collection process to investigate whether this gap could be bridged. Methods A website was developed to facilitate the issue of questions, data capture and presentation of findings. Respondents were recruited using two distinct methods – a clustered random probability sample, and a quota sample from street stalls. Weekly four-part questions were issued by email, Short Messaging Service (SMS or text) or post. Quantitative data were descriptively summarised, qualitative data thematically analysed, and a summary report circulated two weeks after each question was issued. The pilot spanned 26 weeks. Results It proved possible to recruit and retain a panel of respondents providing quantitative and qualitative data on a range of issues. The samples were subject to similar recruitment and response biases as more traditional data-collection approaches. Participants valued the potential to influence change, and stakeholders were enthusiastic about the findings generated, despite reservations about the lack of sample representativeness. Stakeholders acknowledged that decision-making processes are not flexible enough to respond to weekly evidence. Conclusion RHRN produced a process for collecting near-real-time data for policy-relevant topics, although obtaining and maintaining representative samples was problematic. Adaptations were identified to inform a more sustainable model of near-real-time data collection and dissemination in the future.

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Right Here Right Now (RHRN) 试点研究：测试健康社会决定因素的近实时数据收集方法


背景 利用有关健康的社会决定因素的最新证据为政策和实践提供信息是一项持续的挑战。传统方法的一个局限性是政策或实践需求的确定与结果的可用性之间存在时间滞后。 Right Here Right Now (RHRN) 研究试行了近乎实时的数据收集过程，以调查是否可以弥补这一差距。方法 开发了一个网站来促进问题的提出、数据采集和研究结果的呈现。使用两种不同的方法招募受访者：聚类随机概率样本和街头摊位的配额样本。每周由四部分组成的问题通过电子邮件、短信服务（短信或短信）或邮寄方式发布。对定量数据进行描述性总结，对定性数据进行主题分析，并在每个问题提出两周后分发一份总结报告。试点项目历时 26 周。结果 事实证明，招募并留住一组提供一系列问题的定量和定性数据的受访者是可能的。与更传统的数据收集方法一样，样本也存在类似的招募和响应偏差。参与者重视影响变革的潜力，利益相关者对所得出的结果充满热情，尽管对样本缺乏代表性持保留态度。利益相关者承认，决策过程不够灵活，无法对每周的证据做出反应。结论 RHRN 制定了一个收集政策相关主题的近实时数据的流程，尽管获取和维护代表性样本存在问题。确定了适应措施，以便为未来的近实时数据收集和传播的更可持续的模型提供信息。