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Journal of Healthcare Engineering 2021It is important to promote the development and application of hospital information system, community health service system, etc. However, it is difficult to realize the...
It is important to promote the development and application of hospital information system, community health service system, etc. However, it is difficult to realize the intercommunication between various information systems because it is not enough to realize the in-depth management of health information. To address these issues, we design the 5G edge computing-assisted architecture for medical community. Then, we formulate the directional data collection (DDC) problem to gather the EMR/HER data from the medical community to minimize the service error under the deadline constraint of data collection deadline. Moreover, we design the data direction prediction algorithm (DDPA) to predict the data collection direction and propose the data collection planning algorithm (DCPA) to minimize the data collecting time cost. Through the numerical simulation experiments, we demonstrate that our proposed algorithms can decrease the total time cost by 62.48% and improve the data quality by 36.47% through the designed system, respectively.
Topics: Algorithms; Computer Simulation; Data Collection; Electronic Health Records; Hospital Information Systems; Humans
PubMed: 34336158
DOI: 10.1155/2021/5598077 -
BMC Medical Research Methodology Jan 2014Electronic Case Report Forms (eCRFs) are increasingly chosen by investigators and sponsors of clinical research instead of the traditional pen-and-paper data collection... (Comparative Study)
Comparative Study
BACKGROUND
Electronic Case Report Forms (eCRFs) are increasingly chosen by investigators and sponsors of clinical research instead of the traditional pen-and-paper data collection (pCRFs). Previous studies suggested that eCRFs avoided mistakes, shortened the duration of clinical studies and reduced data collection costs.
METHODS
Our objectives were to describe and contrast both objective and subjective efficiency of pCRF and eCRF use in clinical studies. A total of 27 studies (11 eCRF, 16 pCRF) sponsored by the Paris hospital consortium, conducted and completed between 2001 and 2011 were included. Questionnaires were emailed to investigators of those studies, as well as clinical research associates and data managers working in Paris hospitals, soliciting their level of satisfaction and preferences for eCRFs and pCRFs. Mean costs and timeframes were compared using bootstrap methods, linear and logistic regression.
RESULTS
The total cost per patient was 374€ ±351 with eCRFs vs. 1,135€ ±1,234 with pCRFs. Time between the opening of the first center and the database lock was 31.7 months Q1 = 24.6; Q3 = 42.8 using eCRFs, vs. 39.8 months Q1 = 31.7; Q3 = 52.2 with pCRFs (p = 0.11). Electronic CRFs were globally preferred by all (31/72 vs. 15/72 for paper) for easier monitoring and improved data quality.
CONCLUSIONS
This study found that eCRFs and pCRFs are used in studies with different patient numbers, center numbers and risk. The first ones are more advantageous in large, low-risk studies and gain support from a majority of stakeholders.
Topics: Adult; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Data Collection; Databases, Factual; Electronic Health Records; Female; Health Personnel; Humans; Male; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Management
PubMed: 24438227
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-14-7 -
American Journal of Public Health May 1989
Topics: Cause of Death; Data Collection; Death Certificates; Humans; Mortality; United States
PubMed: 2705587
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.79.5.563 -
Global Health Action 2015Verbal autopsies have gained considerable ground as an acceptable alternative to medically determined cause of death. Unlike with clinical or more administrative...
BACKGROUND
Verbal autopsies have gained considerable ground as an acceptable alternative to medically determined cause of death. Unlike with clinical or more administrative settings for data collection, verbal autopsies require significant involvement of families and communities, which introduces important social and cultural considerations. However, there is very little clear guidance about the methodological issues in data collection. The objectives of this case study were: to explore the range of bereavement rituals within the multi-ethnic, multi-faith population of the district; to investigate the preparedness of communities to talk about death; to describe the verbal autopsy process; to assess the effects of collecting verbal autopsy data on data collectors; and to determine the most accurate sources of information about deaths in the community.
METHODS
A case study approach was used, using focus group discussions, indepth interviews and field notes. Thematic analyses were undertaken using NVivo.
RESULTS
Consideration of cultural bereavement practices is importance to acceptance and response rates to verbal autopsies. They are also important to the timing of verbal autopsy interviews. Well trained data collectors, regardless of health qualifications are able to collect good quality data, but debriefing is important to their health and well being. This article contributes to guidance on the data collection procedures for verbal autopsies within community settings.
Topics: Autopsy; Bereavement; Cause of Death; Cultural Characteristics; Data Collection; Family; Focus Groups; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Malaysia; Pilot Projects; Population Surveillance; Residence Characteristics; Social Stigma; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; World Health Organization
PubMed: 26140728
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.28219 -
Journal of General Internal Medicine Jun 2015
Topics: Data Collection; Electronic Health Records; Female; Gender Identity; Humans; Male; Transgender Persons
PubMed: 25743431
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3255-0 -
PloS One Sep 2009Epidemiologists and ecologists often collect data in the field and, on returning to their laboratory, enter their data into a database for further analysis. The recent...
BACKGROUND
Epidemiologists and ecologists often collect data in the field and, on returning to their laboratory, enter their data into a database for further analysis. The recent introduction of mobile phones that utilise the open source Android operating system, and which include (among other features) both GPS and Google Maps, provide new opportunities for developing mobile phone applications, which in conjunction with web applications, allow two-way communication between field workers and their project databases.
METHODOLOGY
Here we describe a generic framework, consisting of mobile phone software, EpiCollect, and a web application located within www.spatialepidemiology.net. Data collected by multiple field workers can be submitted by phone, together with GPS data, to a common web database and can be displayed and analysed, along with previously collected data, using Google Maps (or Google Earth). Similarly, data from the web database can be requested and displayed on the mobile phone, again using Google Maps. Data filtering options allow the display of data submitted by the individual field workers or, for example, those data within certain values of a measured variable or a time period.
CONCLUSIONS
Data collection frameworks utilising mobile phones with data submission to and from central databases are widely applicable and can give a field worker similar display and analysis tools on their mobile phone that they would have if viewing the data in their laboratory via the web. We demonstrate their utility for epidemiological data collection and display, and briefly discuss their application in ecological and community data collection. Furthermore, such frameworks offer great potential for recruiting 'citizen scientists' to contribute data easily to central databases through their mobile phone.
Topics: Cell Phone; Computational Biology; Computers; Data Collection; Database Management Systems; Ecology; Epidemiology; Geography; Humans; Information Dissemination; Internet; Programming Languages; Software
PubMed: 19756138
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006968 -
Acta Crystallographica. Section D,... Feb 2019Owing to the development of brilliant microfocus beamlines, rapid-readout detectors and sample changers, protein microcrystallography is rapidly becoming a popular...
Owing to the development of brilliant microfocus beamlines, rapid-readout detectors and sample changers, protein microcrystallography is rapidly becoming a popular technique for accessing structural information from complex biological samples. However, the method is time-consuming and labor-intensive and requires technical expertise to obtain high-resolution protein crystal structures. At SPring-8, an automated data-collection system named ZOO has been developed. This system enables faster data collection, facilitates advanced data-collection and data-processing techniques, and permits the collection of higher quality data. In this paper, the key features of the functionality put in place on the SPring-8 microbeam beamline BL32XU are described and the major advantages of this system are outlined. The ZOO system will be a major driving force in the evolution of the macromolecular crystallography beamlines at SPring-8.
Topics: Animals; Crystallography, X-Ray; Data Collection; Humans; Muramidase; Protein Conformation; Proteins; Receptor, Muscarinic M2; Software; Thermolysin
PubMed: 30821703
DOI: 10.1107/S2059798318017795 -
International Journal of Surgery... Aug 2017Smartphones are increasingly used in healthcare, yet little is known about their utility in medical research as a means of data collection in low- and middle-income... (Observational Study)
Observational Study
Smartphones are increasingly used in healthcare, yet little is known about their utility in medical research as a means of data collection in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). In this letter, we discuss results from our experiences with data collection on smartphones in an LMIC setting. Our experience found smartphones a secure and reliable data collection tool for medical research that can empower researchers in countries to participate in surgical studies.
Topics: Biomedical Research; Data Accuracy; Data Collection; Developing Countries; Humans; Pakistan; Prospective Studies; Smartphone
PubMed: 28676384
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.06.081 -
BMC Research Notes Mar 2015The impact of cancer upon children, teenagers and young people can be profound. Research has been undertaken to explore the impacts upon children, teenagers and young...
BACKGROUND
The impact of cancer upon children, teenagers and young people can be profound. Research has been undertaken to explore the impacts upon children, teenagers and young people with cancer, but little is known about how researchers can 'best' engage with this group to explore their experiences. This review paper provides an overview of the utility of data collection methods employed when undertaking research with children, teenagers and young people. A systematic review of relevant databases was undertaken utilising the search terms 'young people', 'young adult', 'adolescent' and 'data collection methods'. The full-text of the papers that were deemed eligible from the title and abstract were accessed and following discussion within the research team, thirty papers were included.
FINDINGS
Due to the heterogeneity in terms of the scope of the papers identified the following data collections methods were included in the results section. Three of the papers identified provided an overview of data collection methods utilised with this population and the remaining twenty seven papers covered the following data collection methods: Digital technologies; art based research; comparing the use of 'paper and pencil' research with web-based technologies, the use of games; the use of a specific communication tool; questionnaires and interviews; focus groups and telephone interviews/questionnaires. The strengths and limitations of the range of data collection methods included are discussed drawing upon such issues as of the appropriateness of particular methods for particular age groups, or the most appropriate method to employ when exploring a particularly sensitive topic area.
CONCLUSIONS
There are a number of data collection methods utilised to undertaken research with children, teenagers and young adults. This review provides a summary of the current available evidence and an overview of the strengths and limitations of data collection methods employed.
Topics: Adolescent; Child; Data Collection; Databases as Topic; Focus Groups; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult
PubMed: 25888787
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1018-y -
Bulletin of the Medical Library... Jul 1990This study reports on the editorial peer review practices of two categories of U.S. medical journals indexed in Index Medicus. Journals in group 1 were included on each...
This study reports on the editorial peer review practices of two categories of U.S. medical journals indexed in Index Medicus. Journals in group 1 were included on each of three lists of recommended journals, had a circulation of 10,000, and were cited at least 5,000 times per year. Group 2 journals, also indexed in Index Medicus, met none of the criteria. After being pretested, data were collected through a series of interviews and questionnaires. A summary of the methodology and an analysis of the differences between data collected through questionnaires and interviews is reported. The study concluded that initial interviews are very helpful in designing a questionnaire; a high percentage of editors agreed to be interviewed (100% for sixteen group 1 editors and 93.8% for sixteen group 2 editors); a 69.4% response rate to the mailed questionnaire indicates either sufficient follow-up or a high rate of interest in the subject matter; no trends identified by the questionnaire were reversed by changes in answers given during the interviews; approximately 11% to 15% of the answers differed between the questionnaire and interview methodology; and for some sensitive issues, editors were more likely to give answers on the questionnaire according to what was perceived as the most appropriate answer, rather than the actual practices of the journal.
Topics: Data Collection; Interviews as Topic; Peer Review; Publishing; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States
PubMed: 2393756
DOI: No ID Found