Relative Priority Research Articles

Countermeasures to promote sustainable construction and coordinated development of healthy cities: a case study of Dandong City

In order to promote sustainable construction and coordinated development of healthy cities in small and medium-sized cities, as well as to improve people's happiness, this paper takes the border city of Dandong as an example. It constructs 5 primary indexes and 28 secondary indexes, including healthy environment, healthy culture, health service, healthy society, and healthy tourism real estate. Among them, the index for healthy tourism real estate includes five secondary indicators: tourism income, number of tourists, real estate transaction volume, average selling price of commercial housing, and renovation of old residential areas. This paper analyzes the overall goal of healthy city construction in Dandong using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The relative priorities of the five first-level indicators considered are: healthy environment; healthy society; health service; healthy tourism real estate; and healthy culture. This indicates that a focus on creating a healthy environment is more important in evaluating a city's health. According to data analysis, Dandong has met national standards for creating a healthy environment and promoting a vibrant cultural scene. In addition to this achievement, the number of practicing (assistant) doctors per 1000 people in health services reached national standards in 2018, and people's living standards have gradually improved. Combining the advantages of local tourist destinations with the promotion of healthy development in the tourist industry, and balanced growth in real estate development as contributed to the creation of a positive social environment conducive to good health.

"Lusog-Linang": Utilizing Community-engaged Research towards Capacity Building in Health of an Underserved Community.

Nurses have a pivotal role in nurturing the capabilities of individuals, families, and population groups for better health. However, underserved communities in the Philippines, such as those with socioeconomic inadequacies, geographic isolation, and service access problems, have significant limitations in attaining the highest possible level of health. Hence, a community extension service (Project "Lusog-Linang"), employing community-engaged research, was launched with the residents of an underserved locality in Central Luzon. The current paper aimed to describe the engagement of the community residents in describing their current health situation and related priority problems, as well as explore appropriate initiatives to manage the identified problems. Community-engaged research was utilized to enable the residents of Barangay San Vicente, Bamban, Tarlac to participate in health capacity building. Particularly, records review and focus group discussions were conducted to assess the community's health needs and to identify the residents' perceived problems. The findings were presented in a community assembly, where residents further discussed their priority health concerns and potential interventions to address them. Quantitative data were summarized through descriptive statistics, while qualitative information was synthesized via content analysis. The priority community health problems included healthcare inaccessibility (trained staff, health equipment, and facility access), food insecurity, water supply limitations, and environmental sanitation. Moreover, there was inadequate knowledge and skills among the residents in health promotion, disease prevention, and illness management. While Barangay San Vicente had limited socioeconomic resources to optimize their health capacities, the sense of community among the residents is a vital resource towards empowering them to improve their health. The results could be utilized as a launching pad for developing appropriate health programs for the residents of Barangay San Vicente. Hence, the next steps in Project "Lusog-Linang" should include the identification and training of core group members toward community mobilization, and further exploring collaborative and sustainable partnerships across organizations to ensure that the community will have long-term solutions to their problems. Consequently, this project could guide public health workers in ensuring the active involvement and participation of the community members in managing their own health.

Comparing priority received by global health issues: a measurement framework applied to tuberculosis, malaria, diarrhoeal diseases and dengue fever

IntroductionThe relative priority received by issues in global health agendas is subjected to impressionistic claims in the absence of objective methods of assessment of priority. To build an approach for...

Reducing information overload in e-participation: A data-driven prioritization framework for policy-makers

An increasingly common practice for policy-makers is to leverage e-participation to collect citizens’ opinions and improve their decision-making processes. This practice, however, is hindered by the large quantity of collected opinions which are often overloading and hard to value. This is referred to as information overload. As a way to mitigate this challenge for policy-makers, this article develops a prioritization framework for citizens’ ideas collected through e-participation. The framework builds on Design Science Research and is validated on a real-world case in collaboration with the European Commission. The resulting contributions are threefold. First, theoretical criteria, popularity and polarization, are developed to prioritize citizens’ proposals. Then, automated and quantitative metrics are proposed to measure these criteria. Finally, a prioritization matrix is developed to visually assess the relative priority of these citizens’ proposals.

Construction and Ranking of Usability Indicators for Medical Websites Based on Website User Experience

In the era of digitalization, medical websites have rapidly expanded their healthcare market share due to their convenience. However, with this user-base expansion, issues with poor user experience have surfaced. To address this, we developed and ranked usability indicators for medical websites, aiming to improve their design and development from a user experience perspective, thereby improving user satisfaction and the website’s usability. Initially, we reviewed the relevant literature and summarized 30 usability indicators. Subsequently, we formed a Delphi panel of 20 experts and preliminarily identified 24 usability indicators through the Delphi survey method. Using data from 300 valid user surveys, we applied the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) method to categorize these 24 indicators into four groups. Finally, we assessed the relative importance and priorities of these indicators using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. The results showed that, in terms of criterion layer weight priorities, Trust and Security (0.5494), Basic Performance (0.2710), and Features and Technology (0.1355) exhibited higher proportions. For the solution layer, Property Protection (0.1894), Credibility (0.1852), Privacy Protection (0.1194), Effectiveness (0.0932), and Findability (0.0579) exhibited higher weight proportions. The findings of this study will assist in future usability assessments and enhancements of medical websites. By optimizing the usability, we can both advance the digitalization of medical websites and improve the usability of medical websites, and enhance the service experience and satisfaction of your users.

DDMRP relative priority for production execution: an assessment by simulation

DDMRP relative priority for production execution: an assessment by simulation

Patient-driven research priorities for patient-centered measurement

BackgroundPatient-centred measurement (PCM) emphasizes a holistic approach wherein the voices of patients are reflected in the standardized use of patient-reported outcome and experience measures and are represented throughout the continuum of measurement activities. Given the challenges of routinely integrating patient self-reports into clinical care decisions, the perspectives of all healthcare system stakeholders, especially patients, is necessary to advance the science of PCM. The purpose of the analysis we report on here was to identify patient-driven research priorities for advancing the science of PCM.MethodsWe analyzed data from seven focus groups that were conducted across British Columbia, Canada and that included a total of 73 patients, using qualitative inductive analysis and constant comparative methods.ResultsWe found that the patients conveyed a desire for PCM to contribute to healthcare decisions, specifically that their individual healthcare needs and related priorities as they see them are always front and centre, guiding all healthcare interactions. The patients’ commentaries highlighted intersecting priorities for research on advancing the science of PCM that would help transform care by (1) enhancing the patient-provider relationship, (2) giving voice to patients’ stories, (3) addressing inclusivity, (4) ensuring psychological safety, (5) improving healthcare services and systems to better meet patient needs, and (6) bolstering healthcare system accountability.ConclusionsThese priorities provide direction for future research efforts that would be positioned to make progress towards better health, better care, and better use of resources for individuals and for society.

Infection prevention practice in home healthcare: a mixed-method study in two Swiss home healthcare organisations.

Infection prevention and control (IPC) research has long neglected the home healthcare sector with its unique challenges. This study aimed to gain an understanding of the barriers to the implementation of infection prevention practices relevant to this setting, the related attitudes, perceived relevance and priorities from the home healthcare worker perspective in Switzerland. The mixed-method study involved semi-structured interviews (n = 18) and an anonymous web-based survey (n = 144) among nursing assistants and nurses from two home healthcare organizations in northwest Switzerland. Questions in both sub-studies focused on perceived challenges to infection prevention practices, perceived relevance, and related attitudes and mitigation strategies. Using an exploratory-sequential design, survey questions were designed to quantify and complement the findings from the interview study. Healthcare workers in these two organisations felt adequately protected, trained and supported by their organisations regarding IPC (survey agreement rates > 90%). General challenges to IPC in the home environment most agreed on were lack of cleanliness, lack of space, and the priorities of the patient to be respected (survey agreement rates 85.4%, 77.1%, and 70.8%, respectively). Practices and perceived challenges in the case of colonisation with multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) and potentially infectious diarrheal or respiratory illnesses varied highly regarding information transfer, use of protective equipment, and use and disinfection practices of multi-use equipment. Challenges to hand hygiene, sharps safety, waste management and decontamination of equipment did not feature as a prominent concern. This study is the first to characterise the implementation of infection prevention practices and the related challenges in home healthcare in Switzerland. Home healthcare workers describe various challenges related to infection prevention practices as largely manageable in their work routine, and generally show satisfaction with the support provided by their organisations regarding IPC precautions. Key findings regarding challenges amenable to interventions include uncertainty and inconsistency regarding the management of MDRO colonisation and acute illnesses, and gaps in information transfer. Those challenges may benefit from both organisational interventions and further research into the level of precautions that are appropriate to the home healthcare setting.

Co-designing restrictive practice elimination: A systems thinking approach with mental health service users and practitioners in rural/regional Australia.

Elimination of restrictive practices (physical/mechanical restraint and seclusion) from adult acute mental health care services has been demanded internationally for many decades. This study aimed to: (1) Identify priority issues in the elimination of and use of alternative approaches to restrictive practices (seclusion and physical/mechanical restraint) in rural/regional acute adult mental healthcare services, as told by mental healthcare service users and practitioners, (2) identify the community-based, system-level feedback loops that enhance or reduce the use of restrictive practices and viable alternatives and, (3) identify potential action areas to improve system structures to increase regional mental healthcare services' ability to eliminate restrictive practices and use alternative approaches. Group model building (GMB) workshops were held with a small group (n = 9) of mental healthcare practitioners and service users with lived experience of restrictive practice use. This participatory approach enables exploration and visual mapping of local structures causing behaviour patterns of practitioner and service user concern over time - in this case, the barriers, and enablers to alternative approaches to restrictive practices in adult acute mental healthcare services within the Geelong-Barwon region. This is the first study that specifically applies GMB in the discussion of the elimination of restrictive practices in mental health in the non-metropolitan regional/rural context. Participants identified four key priorities in relation to eliminating restrictive practices: (1) self-advocacy, (2) continuity of care, (3) early intervention, and (4) safety for all. The study findings were distilled into a novel preliminary set of mental healthcare practitioner and service user action ideas.

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Application in External Beam Radiotherapy

Background: Radiotherapy is a medical procedure with potential high risk to harm patients. In order to reduce that risk and create a workflow safe for patients, prospective analysis tools are used. Failure modes and effect analysis (FMEA) is one such tool, used to evaluate potential risks. As FMEA originated from industry, there is a constant effort to adjust FMEA methodology for use in radiotherapy. This has caused a variety of approaches and inhomogeneous practices. Purpose: To investigate the current practice of FMEA in external beam radiotherapy and to propose a more standardised approach. Materials and Methods: The search was performed in PubMed, Ovid and Embase databases, resulting in 312 articles retrieved. Using PRISMA methodology the number of unique articles meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria was reduced to a total of 35, containing 38 analyses. The data on FMEA methodology implemented, scope of analysis, expert team composition, number of failure modes (FM) detected, relative priority number (RPN) threshold, number of FM exceeding the threshold, minimum, maximum and mean RPN, RPN calculation method and risk mitigation strategies were selected as important properties of FMEA. Results: Data retrieved showed large variation in how FMEA is conducted. There is a considerable underreporting of minimum and mean RPN values. Large variations in RPN threshold value selection were also observed. Two different approaches to RPN calculation procedure were reported, and it is unclear what the best practice is. Expert teams were assembled according to the guidelines, but the optimal number of members is unclear. The vast majority of risk mitigation measures were applied directly, without the use of systematic tools. Conclusion: FMEA is a well-established and widely used tool for prospective risk assessment in radiotherapy. As a result of this analysis, recommendations for more standardized approaches were proposed. Possible additional research goals were proposed in order to provide evidence for best practice in some areas of FMEA.

Landscape connectivity in extensive livestock farming: an adaptive approach to the land sharing and land sparing dilemma

This study investigates the “land sharing” versus “land sparing” dilemma in the context of extensive cattle ranching in Chiapas, Mexico. Employing a comprehensive methodology that synthesizes various systems and uses a normalized matrix for relative priority assessment, we identified several geographic variables as zoning criteria. These criteria encompass the hemerobic index, proximity to structurally intact forests, fire frequency, and terrain slope, aiming to identify areas optimal for conservation. Our results highlight properties with high conservation potential and propose two distinct connectivity scenarios, both excluding currently preserved areas. The analysis focuses on the interplay between connectivity and hemeroby, identifying human-influenced regions within the landscape and emphasizing the importance of tree conservation in agricultural contexts for biodiversity preservation. By tackling the “land sharing” vs. “land sparing” debate, the study underscores the necessity of sustainable livestock practices and the critical role of connectivity in ranching landscapes for ecosystem preservation.

Assessing the Operational Capability of Disaster and Emergency Management Resources: Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

This study aims to assess the operational capability of disaster and emergency management resources (DEMRs), which is not only critical for effective loss reduction and resilience, but also facilitates the sharing and optimal use of resources for the more effective achievement of sustainable development. This study constructs an evaluation index system of the operational capability of DEMRs, encompassing four key aspects: resource planning, organizational management capability, resource support capability, and information processing capability. It focuses on identifying the factors that influence the operational capability of DEMRs in China and Korea, comparing and analyzing the relative importance and priority of each evaluation domain and indicator within these countries. The results show that the organizational management capability is most significant in China, whereas the resource support capability is prioritized in Korea. A comparative analysis of the local weight of indicators within each domain revealed the largest discrepancy between China and Korea in the information processing capability domain. This study concludes by calculating global weights, identifying the fast response capability and resource allocation capability as the most impactful factors on the operational capability of DEMRs, and highlighting their critical role in disaster and emergency management.

224 Influence of gender on animal science research funding from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Abstract According to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, females and males in science disciplines obtain bachelor of science degrees at or near parity, yet females are not equally represented in academic faculty positions. This is true for agricultural field including the animal sciences. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) administers the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) at USDA, a flagship competitive grants program that fund research, education, and extension efforts with a total appropriation of $455 million in 2023. Our objective was to determine the difference between genders for submission rates (i.e., number of standard and seed grant applications submitted), success rates (i.e., number of grant award/number of applications submitted), and peer reviewers of grant applications in the main animal related AFRI program area priorities. All applications submitted to AFRI programs in animal genomics, reproduction, health, nutrition and growth, and welfare during 2013 to 2022 were evaluated. Gender was assigned to Project Directors (PD) and peer reviewers using first names as input into Gender API software (Gender-API.com; Passau, Germany) with ≥ 95% accuracy and ≥ 20 database occurrences used as quality filters and binary outcomes only (i.e., male or female). Effect of gender on submission rates, success rates, and peer review panel compositions were then analyzed using Pearson’s Chi-squared tests with P ≤ 0.05 considered significant. A total of 3,392 applications were submitted, of which 2,579 (76%) PD genders were assigned and analyzed further. Overall, the proportional submission rate for females was 28% and for males was 72%. Submission rates for females increased (P = 0.0497) over time ranging from 22% in 2013 to 33% in 2021. Submission rates differed by gender across programs (P < 0.0001) and ranged from 22% female in animal reproduction to 48% female in animal welfare. Overall, the funding success rate was 22% and did not differ between genders (P = 0.9826). Success rates did not differ between genders over time (P = 0.4691), but differences among programs approached significance (P = 0.0670). Across 53 panels, 42% of panelists were female; no differences were identified for the proportion of female panelists over time (P = 0.9762) or by program (P = 0.7028). Females submitted less than one-half as many applications as males, but the proportion of submissions by females increased over time. This trend remained consistent despite challenges of relocation of NIFA and COVID-19 during this time. Funding success rates did not differ by gender, but some variation was observed across programs. Overall, the proportion of NIFA panelists who were female exceeded the proportion of applications submitted by females. These results indicate that although differences in gender existed for application submission rate and panel composition, these differences did not impact funding success rate of applications in animal science programs at NIFA, which did not differ between genders.

Optimizing tourism industry performance strategy selection: an analytical hierarchy process perspective

The tourism industry has an important role in a region's economic growth and development. However, the success of the tourism industry is highly dependent on the strategic policies adopted to increase optimal performance. One way to increase the optimal performance of the tourism industry is to maximize support system facilities. Therefore, this study aims to optimize the performance of the tourism industry by selecting the right strategy based on the support system facilities variable. Support system facilities include telecommunication, power sources, transportation, waste management, location, clean water sources, supporting industries, spatial, hospitality, safety, and security. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method selects strategies based on support system facilities. Data is collected through a survey of tourism industry experts and related stakeholders. The results of this study indicate that indicators with high-ranking weights are telecommunication, spatial, and waste management, respectively. Each indicator is calculated for each sub-indicator to find out more in detail about producing the relative priority of the strategy. The analysis shows the importance of each factor in influencing the tourism industry's performance to assist decision-makers in planning and implementing effective strategies. Alternative strategies are prepared based on calculating the weighting of the criteria and sub-criteria. By considering support system facilities as an important factor, strategic decisions can be taken based on clear and measurable preferences.

Investigating Microbial Biosignatures in Aeolian Environments Using Micro-X-Ray: Simulation of PIXL Instrument Analyses at Jezero Crater Onboard the Perseverance Mars 2020 Rover.

Assessing the past habitability of Mars and searching for evidence of ancient life at Jezero crater via the Perseverance rover are the key objectives of NASA's Mars 2020 mission. Onboard the rover, PIXL (Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry) is one of the best suited instruments to search for microbial biosignatures due to its ability to characterize chemical composition of fine scale textures in geological targets using a nondestructive technique. PIXL is also the first micro-X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer onboard a Mars rover. Here, we present guidelines for identifying and investigating a microbial biosignature in an aeolian environment using PIXL-analogous micro-XRF (μXRF) analyses. We collected samples from a modern wet aeolian environment at Padre Island, Texas, that contain buried microbial mats, and we analyzed them using μXRF techniques analogous to how PIXL is being operated on Mars. We show via μXRF technique and microscope images the geochemical and textural variations from the surface to ∼40 cm depth. Microbial mats are associated with heavy-mineral lags and show specific textural and geochemical characteristics that make them a distinct biosignature for this environment. Upon burial, they acquire a diffuse texture due to the expansion and contraction of gas-filled voids, and they present a geochemical signature rich in iron and titanium, which is due to the trapping of heavy minerals. We show that these intrinsic characteristics can be detected via μXRF analyses, and that they are distinct from buried abiotic facies such as cross-stratification and adhesion ripple laminations. We also designed and conducted an interactive survey using the Padre Island μXRF data to explore how different users chose to investigate a biosignature-bearing dataset via PIXL-like sampling strategies. We show that investigating biosignatures via PIXL-like analyses is heavily influenced by technical constraints (e.g., the XRF measurement characteristics) and by the variety of approaches chosen by different scientists. Lessons learned for accurately identifying and characterizing this biosignature in the context of rover-mission constraints include defining relative priorities among measurements, favoring a multidisciplinary approach to the decision-making process of XRF measurements selection, and considering abiotic results to support or discard a biosignature interpretation. Our results provide guidelines for PIXL analyses of potential biosignature on Mars.

Dispositional factors in the explanation of symptoms of depression, anxiety, health anxiety and COVID-19 Phobia.

Maladaptive personality, the motivational systems, and intolerance of uncertainty play important roles in the statistical explanation of depression and anxiety. Here, we notably examined for the first time whether symptoms of depression, anxiety, health anxiety, and fear of COVID-19 share similar associations (e.g., variance explained) with these important dispositional dimensions. For this cross-sectional study, data from 1001 participants recruited in Germany (50% women; mean age = 47.26) were collected. In separate models, we examined the cross-sectional associations of the symptoms of depression, anxiety, health anxiety, and fear of COVID-19 with the Personality Inventory for DSM Short Form Plus scales, the Behavioral Inhibition System / Flight-Fight-Freeze System / Behavioral Activation System scales, and Intolerance of Uncertainty scales. Relative weight analyses were used to determine the within-model importance of the different scales in the prediction of the symptoms. All in all, our study showed that maladaptive personality and intolerance of uncertainty dimensions are more important sets of predictors of the studied outcomes (with which depressive and anxious symptomatology feature very similar associations) than are the motivational system dimensions. Within predictor sets, the scales with the most important predictors were: Negative Affectivity, the Behavioral Inhibition System, and Burden due to Intolerance of Uncertainty. Our findings highlight the relevance of focusing behavioral targets of psychotherapy on these within-set traits and identify potential research priorities (maladaptive personality and intolerance of uncertainty) in relation to the symptoms of interest.

A risk-based quantitative approach for priority assessment of ageing bridges accounting for deterioration

The significant role of bridges in transportation networks requires continuous improvement of bridge management strategies, which has been even more exacerbated by the recent bridge collapses worldwide. This study proposes a framework for the prioritization and preliminary risk assessment of existing bridges subjected to seismic and traffic hazards. The proposed method adopts quantitative expressions to define risk in a simplified manner and, consequently, the priority associated with a certain bridge within a bridge stock. The three primary components of risk are considered: vulnerability, exposure, and hazard, which are specified according to the characteristics of the bridge, site, and road network. The bridge state of conservation is accounted for in the vulnerability component through average and critical defect condition indicators. The proposed method is implemented in a case-study of thirty real bridges in northern Italy. The impact of defects on vulnerability and priority ranking of bridges, the assumptions for defects condition and each subcomponent’s contribution to risk classification are discussed. The prioritization results are presented in absolute and normalized formats, with the latter providing a clearer view of the bridges’ relative priority within the stock. Finally, the proposed method’s findings are compared with the current Italian qualitative guidelines for bridge management.

Barriers to the Implementation of Infant- and Family-Centered Developmental Care From Focus Groups With Neonatal Care Providers.

Although infant- and family-centered developmental care (IFCDC) is scientifically grounded and offered in many hospitals to some extent, it has not yet been universally implemented as the standard of care. In this article, we aim to identify barriers to the implementation of IFCDC in Belgian neonatal care from the perspective of neonatal care providers. We conducted 8 online focus groups with 40 healthcare providers working in neonatal care services. An inductive thematic analysis was carried out by means of Nvivo. The focus groups revealed barriers related to contextual, hospital, and neonatal unit characteristics. Barriers found in the hospital and neonatal unit were related to financing, staffing, infrastructure, access to knowledge/information and learning climate, leadership engagement, and relative priority of IFCDC. Contextual barriers were related to peer pressure and partnerships, newborn/parent needs and resources, external policy, and budgetary incentives. Three main barriers to IFCDC implementation have been identified. Resources (staffing, financing, and infrastructure) must be available and aligned with IFCDC standards, knowledge and information have to be accessible and continuously updated, and hospital management should support IFCDC implementation to create an enabling climate, including compatibility with the existing workflow, learning opportunities, and priority setting.

건설근로자들의 성별에 따른 주관적 피로와 스트레스의 원인 및 해결책 조사연구

Purpose: Fatigue and stress are known to affect the safety of workers, and female workers are particularly vulnerable to fatigue and stress. In the construction industry, it is known construction workers are more tired and stressed than other industries for various reasons. In addition, the number of female workers has recently increased at construction sites. Accordingly, we tried to find the causes and solutions of subjective fatigue and stress according to gender of construction workers.
 Method: The causes, symptoms, and solutions of fatigue and stress felt by male and female workers in the construction industry were investigated using the Delphi-AHP technique. Delphi 1st found various causes, symptoms, and solutions of subjective fatigue and stress felt by construction workers through the open questionnaire. By summarizing these results, the Delphi 2nd closed questionnaire was developed and repeatedly questioned. In addition, the AHP technique was used to understand the reliability and relative priorities of the survey results.
 Results: The causes of fatigue and stress according to gender were different, and female workers responded sensitively to fatigue. In addition, among the causes of fatigue and stress, female workers showed higher conflict with colleagues than male workers. The evaluation of the effects of fatigue and stress on safety was found to be the same regardless of gender, but female workers responded that fatigue had a greater impact on safety than male workers.
 Conclusion: Female workers in the construction industry were found to be more vulnerable to fatigue and stress than male workers, and in particular, conflicts with colleagues related to human relationships were higher than those of men, so management of this is considered necessary for safety.

Development of a Performance Assessment Model for Contractors in Saudi Arabian Construction Projects

Saudi Arabia leads the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in the construction industry, with 63% of the region’s future projects and $1.4 trillion in building and transportation projects. Previous studies have shown that 60% of construction projects are behind the schedule. One of the reasons behind this delay is the inappropriate selection of contractors for construction projects; therefore, the development of a contractor performance assessment model is needed for construction projects in Saudi Arabia. The proposed model includes the major key performance indicators (KPIs) used to measure contractors’ performance in construction projects. Afterward, a questionnaire is conducted with construction professionals to recommend the important KPIs to consider while developing the model. The analytic hierarchy process decision-making technique is applied for assessing relative priorities among the identified KPIs based on expert or decision-maker consensus. The results show that the time category is the most important in selecting the best contractor, emphasizing the significance of timely project completion.