在COVID-19的背景下,Go.Data作为个案调查和联系人追踪的数字工具:一种混合方法研究
Sara Hollis1, Jeni Stolow2, Melissa Rosenthal2
1Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. holliss@who.int.
BMC public health
|September 4, 2023
概括
世界卫生组织的疫情工具Go.Data通过简化数据收集和分析来加强COVID-19的应对. 关键的好处包括改进协调和数据标准化,尽管为未来的改进确定了人力资源短缺和文档需求.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生信息学 公共卫生信息学
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 全球卫生安全 全球卫生安全
背景情况:
- 手动病例调查和接触者追踪方法在疾病爆发期间容易出现延迟和操作挑战.
- 世界卫生组织 (WHO) 开发了Go.Data,这是一个疫情应对工具,以简化数据收集和分析.
- 这项研究评估了COVID-19大流行期间Go.Data的利用,好处和挑战.
研究的目的:
- 描述COVID-19期间Go.Data的实施和使用情况.
- 确定Go.Data用户所面临的共同利益和挑战.
- 突出改善Go.Data工具及其实施的机会.
主要方法:
- 一种混合方法的方法,结合了定性访谈和对Go.Data实施者的定量调查.
- 使用基本单变量统计数据分析调查数据.
- 使用演和归纳编码对采访数据进行主题分析,并对调查结果进行三角化.
主要成果:
- Go.Data的实施得到了世卫组织的认可,可访问性,适应性和灵活的支持.
- 76%的用户从纸质报告转型,从标准化数据系统和改进的协调中受益.
- 挑战包括缺乏熟练的人员,有机会提高文档和处理大量数据.
结论:
- Go.Data被证明是一个有价值的工具,补充了多样化的疫情反应,并为未来的事件建立了可重复的基础.
- 优先考虑劳动力组成,数据架构和政治参与对于成功的未来实施至关重要.
- 世卫组织与实施者之间的持续对话,包括跨国共享,对于将Go.Data适应不断变化的用户需求至关重要.
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