Evaluating the use of mobile phone technology to enhance cardiovascular disease screening by community health workers

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 648-654

  Surka, Sam ^a   Edirippulige, Sisira ^b   Steyn, Krisela ^a   Gaziano, Thomas ^c   Puoane, Thandi ^d   Levitt, Naomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease risk assessment; Community health workers; MHealth; Mobile phones; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; MHEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; USER EXPERIENCE;

CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; END-USER SATISFACTIONS; MOBILE PHONE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE PHONE TECHNOLOGY; PREVENTION STRATEGIES; RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL; TASK-SHIFTING;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CELL PHONES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907909366     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2014.06.008     Document Type: Article

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