Electronic decision protocols for ART patient triaging to expand access to HIV treatment in South Africa: A cross sectional study for development and validation

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 166-172

  Mitchell, Marc ^a,b   Hedt, Bethany L ^b,c   Eshun Wilson, Ingrid ^d   Fraser, Hamish ^e,f   John, Melanie Anne ^g   Menezes, Colin ^h   Grobusch, Martin P ^g,h,i   Jackson, Jonathan ^j   Taljaard, Jantjie ^d   Lesh, Neal ^b,j  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b D Tree International ^*  (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^j DIMAGI INC   (United States)

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Author keywords

Clinical protocols; Computer assisted protocols; HIV treatment; Task shifting; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRALS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS; COMPUTER ASSISTED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA SETS; GOLD STANDARDS; HAND HELD DEVICE; HANDHELDS; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; HIV TREATMENT; INFECTED PATIENTS; PROTOCOL PERFORMANCE; SCREENING PROTOCOL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TASK SHIFTING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ALGORITHMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TRIAGE;

EID: 84856955679     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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