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HyperCard to SPSS: improving data integrity

R Gostel1

  • 1Healthcare Multimedia Design, Richmond, Virginia.

Computers in Nursing
|January 1, 1993
PubMed
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This study presents a novel database design for collecting data from pregnant women using a touch-screen computer application. This method efficiently captures responses for fetal alcohol syndrome research without manual data re-entry.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Public Health Research
  • Data Management

Background:

  • Collecting accurate data from prenatal populations is crucial for understanding health risks.
  • Traditional data collection methods can be time-consuming and prone to errors.
  • Interactive computer applications offer a potential solution for efficient data capture.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a database design for capturing survey responses from pregnant women.
  • To facilitate the transfer of data from a HyperCard stack to SPSS for analysis.
  • To present a novel data collection method for research on fetal alcohol syndrome.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a database design to capture user input via a touch-screen interface.
  • Utilized a HyperCard stack for interactive data collection with prenatal women.

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  • Implemented a data transfer process to SPSS for Macintosh without re-keying.

    • Main Results:

    • Successfully captured survey responses from a sample of prenatal women.
    • Demonstrated a method for seamless data transfer to SPSS.
    • The described method proved effective for formative evaluation trials.

    Conclusions:

    • The described database design is a useful research tool for collecting data from pregnant women.
    • Interactive computer applications can streamline data collection in prenatal health studies.
    • This method avoids manual data re-entry, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.