使用新型应用程序监测全球旅行相关疾病:一个多变量,横截面研究
Thibault Lovey1, Nadja Hedrich2, Martin Peter Grobusch3
1University of Zürich, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, Zürich, Switzerland.
BMJ open
|July 27, 2024
概括
一个移动应用程序有效地跟踪了旅行者的疾病,揭示了胃肠道和呼吸道症状是常见的. 旅行时间,冬季和湿度预测症状的发生,影响日常活动.
科学领域:
- 旅行 医学 旅行 医学
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 数字健康数字健康
背景情况:
- 目前的旅行者健康监测依赖于传统的"上下"方法.
- 基于移动的监控可以在旅行期间实时捕捉感染症状.
研究的目的:
- 通过基于移动应用程序的监控系统来评估与旅行有关的疾病的范围.
- 评估影响症状存在和对旅行者的影响的因素.
主要方法:
- 使用"旅行者感染追踪" (ITIT) 移动应用程序进行数据收集.
- 在全球招募了609名国际旅行者,收集症状数据,地理位置和天气信息.
- 采用后勤混合模型和随机森林模型来分析症状预测因素和影响.
主要成果:
- 35%的登记旅行报告了症状,其中胃肠道 (19%) 和呼吸道 (17%) 是最常见的.
- 症状的关键预测因素包括旅行时间,冬季旅行和高湿度.
- 腹,头痛和恶心对日常活动的影响最大,12%是自我治疗的症状.
结论:
- ITIT移动应用程序成功地捕获了与旅行相关的疾病的范围.
- 实时流行病学数据对于及时检测疫情和完善旅行医学指南至关重要.
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