Continuum of Care Services for Maternal and Child Health using mobile technology - a health system strengthening strategy in low and middle income countries

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-8

  Balakrishnan, Ramkrishnan ^a   Gopichandran, Vijayaprasad ^c   Chaturvedi, Sharadprakash ^a   Chatterjee, Rahul ^a   Mahapatra, Tanmay ^b   Chaudhuri, Indrajit ^a  

^a Patliputra Colony   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Occupational Disease Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Health system; Maternal and child health; mHealth; Quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDS; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84992052431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12911-016-0326-z     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Qianget A, Yamamichi M, Hausman V, Miller R, Altman D. Mobile Applications for the Health Sector. Washington DC: World Bank Rep; 2012.
2. World Health Organization. mHealth: New horizons for health through mobile technologies. Based on the findings of the second global survey on eHealth. Geneva: WHO; 2011.
3. Ormel H, Beijma H. Hype or Hope? Using mobile technology to advance sexual and reproductive health. Amsterdam, 2012. Available: http://213ou636sh0ptphd141fqei1.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/health/wpcontent/uploads/publications/1991_Exchange_2012_2.1.pdf. Accessed 04 July 2016.
4. Oyeyemi SO, Wynn R. The use of cell phones and radio communication systems to reduce delays in getting help for pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review. Glob Health Action. 2015;8:28887.
5. Beratarrechea A, Lee AG, Willner JM, Jahangir E, Ciapponi A, Rubinstein A. The impact of mobile health interventions on chronic disease outcomes in developing countries: a systematic review. Telemed J E Health. 2014;20(1):75-82.
6. Free C, Phillips G, Watson L, Galli L, Felix L, et al. The effectiveness of mobile-health technologies to improve health care service delivery processes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Med. 2013;10(1):e1001363.
7. Strachan DL, Källander K, Ten Asbroek AH, Kirkwood B, Meek SR, Benton L, et al. Interventions to improve motivation and retention of community health workers delivering integrated community case management (iCCM): stakeholder perceptions and priorities. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012;87(5 Suppl):111-9.
8. Källander K, Tibenderana JK, Akpogheneta OJ, Strachan DL, Hill Z, ten Asbroek AHA, Conteh L, Kirkwood BR, Meek SR. Mobile Health (mHealth) approaches and lessons for increased performance and retention of community health workers in low- and middle-income countries: a review. J Med Internet Res. 2013;15(1):e17.
9. Zurovac D, Sudoi RK, Akhwale WS, Ndiritu M, Hamer DH, Rowe AK, Snow RW. The effect of mobile phone text-message reminders on Kenyan health workers' adherence to malaria treatment guidelines: a cluster randomised trial. Lancet. 2011;378(9793):795-803.
10. Chang LW, Kagaayi J, Arem H, Nakigozi G, Ssempijja V, Serwadda D, Quinn TC, Gray RH, Bollinger RC, Reynolds SJ. Impact of a mHealth intervention for peer health workers on AIDS care in rural Uganda: a mixed methods evaluation of a cluster-randomized trial. AIDS Behav. 2011;15(8):1776-84.
11. Tumwesigye NM. Cost effectiveness of Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) in health information system in Rakai and Lyantonde districts, Uganda. Uganda Chartered Health Net. URL: https://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/handle/10625/50711. [accessed 01 02 2015]
12. Mobile Technology Strengthens Behavior Change Communication and Referrals by Community Health Workers for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in Rural Afghanistan. USAID, World Vision, 2014. URL: http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1864/WorldVisionORBrief.pdf [accessed on 01 02 2015]
13. Neupane S, Odendaal W, Friendman I, Jassat W, Schneider H, Doherty T. Comparing a paper based monitoring and evaluation system to a mHealth system to support the national community health worker programme, South Africa: an evaluation. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2014;14:69.
14. Tamrat T, Kachnowski S. Special delivery: an analysis of mHealth in maternal and newborn health programs and their outcomes around the world. Matern Child Health J. 2012;16:1092-101.
15. Noordam AC, Kuepper BM, Stekelenburg J, Milen A. Improvement of maternal health services through the use of mobile phones. Trop Med Int Heal. 2011;16:622-6.
16. Sondaal SFV, Browne JL, Amoakoh-Coleman M, Borgstein A, Miltenburg AS, Verwijs M, et al. Assessing the effect of mHealth interventions in improving maternal and neonatal care in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. PLoS One. 2016;11(5):e0154664.
17. World Health Organization. Everybody's business: strengthening health systems to improve health outcomes: WHO's framework for action. Geneva: WHO; 2007.
18. World Health Organization. People at the centre of health care: harmonizing mind and body, people and systems. Geneva: WHO; 2007.
19. Plsek PE, Greenhalgh T. Complexity science: the challenge of complexity in health care. Brit Med J. 2001;323(7313):625-8.
20. Shiell A, Hawe P, Gold L. Complex interventions or complex systems? Implications for health economic evaluations. Brit Med J. 2008;336(7656):1281-3.
21. Kalim K, Carson E, Cramp D. An illustration of whole systems thinking. Health Serv Man Res. 2006;19(3):174-85.
22. Richmond B. The "thinking" in systems thinking: seven essential skills. Waltham: Pagasus Communication; 2000.
23. Lopéz DM, Blobel B. mHealth in low- and middle-income countries: status, requirements and strategies. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2015;211:79-87.
24. Borkum E, Sivasankaran A, Sridharan S et al.,. Evaluation of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Continuum of Care Services (CCS) intervention in Bihar. Report, Jan 2015. Accessed at: https://www.mathematica-mpr.com/our-publications-and-findings/publications/evaluation-of-the-information-and-communication-technology-ict-continuum-of-care-services-ccs Accessed 11 May 2016