scholarly journals mHealth for Pneumonia Prevention

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Mahmood ◽  
S Y Sheraz ◽  
H Kiani ◽  
B Mckinstry ◽  
K Fairhust ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Formative Research ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Intervention Package

Abstract Introduction Pneumonia contributes to 14% of under-five mortality in Pakistan. Delayed care seeking is one of the causes of death due to this disease. One of the most impactful strategies can be timely healthcare-seeking through CHW's. We, therefore propose to develop an intervention package for educating caregivers on pneumonia by Lady Health Workers (LHWs). Methodology This first phase of the feasibility study comprised of a systematic review (SR) on best mobile health-based approaches for CHWs on the management of childhood illness followed by formative research (FR). In the systematic review, 6 databases were searched, and 22 articles were included. Based on findings of SR and FR along with guidelines of WHO and UNICEF, a mobile application-based intervention package will be developed in the second phase. Recruited LHWs will use the mobile application in their monthly visits for 6 months. Text and voice messages will be sent to each caregiver. Pre and Post-intervention surveys will be conducted with the recruited caregivers to assess the impact of the intervention and FGDs with the recruited LHWs to get feedback on the intervention. Findings Findings of the systematic review suggest that the most common approaches of mobile health for community health workers is the use of a customized application for disease management and data collection. Findings of formative research suggest that the majority of the caregivers were not aware of the danger signs of pneumonia. Respondents agreed to the importance of an educational intervention package on pneumonia and its prevention by LHWs through mHealth. Acknowledgment This research was commissioned by the National Institute of Health Research using Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding. The views expressed in this publication are those of author(s) and not necessarily those of NHS, the National Institute of Health Research, or the development of Health. Key messages mHealth intervention employing community health workers can be a useful mode of improving healthcare services. Use of technology to raise awareness and delivered health-related information at community level can prove tremendously helpful for illness management.

A Systematic Review of Community Health Workers’ Role in Occupational Safety and Health Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1516-1531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Swanberg ◽  
Helen M. Nichols ◽  
Jessica M. Clouser ◽  
Pietra Check ◽  
Lori Edwards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Safety And Health

scholarly journals Correction to: A Systematic Review of Community Health Workers’ Role in Occupational Safety and Health Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1532-1532
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Swanberg ◽  
Helen M. Nichols ◽  
Jessica M. Clouser ◽  
Pietra Check ◽  
Lori Edwards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Safety And Health

Systematic review of physical activity promotion by community health workers

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 114-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Fabiana Costa ◽  
Paulo Henrique Guerra ◽  
Taynã Ishii dos Santos ◽  
Alex Antonio Florindo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Activity Promotion

scholarly journals Design of Mobile Application for Community Health Workers: A Case Study in Rwanda

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Gahizi Emmanuel ◽  
Andi Wahju Rahardjo Emanuel ◽  
Djoko Budiyanto Setyohadi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Adequate Knowledge

Community health workers (CHWs) are the basis of public health services that aim to connect the gap between public health and the human service system. This gap can be completely bridged by navigating the health and human service systems and educating communities on disease prevention. Unfortunately, the way of sharing, accessing information, and delivering health services is still non-digitalized in Rwanda. Community Health workers use a manual system in their daily activities, which is prone to error and falsification. Moreover, these people selected to perform these activities often do not have adequate knowledge about diseases and health systems since they are not professional health workers. To address the above problem, we designed a prototype mobile application to enable these workers to automatically submit reports, transfer knowledge, share information, and receive training from professionals.  The design process followed a User-Centered Design approach to meet the users’ requirements. The evaluation of the design showed that 91.7% of the CHWs agreed with the designed application prototype.  This finding shows that CHWs has an interest in using the mobile application in their work. Using the mobile application will help CHWs to improve data collection, the reporting process, and ease of receiving training.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of service models and organisational structures supporting tuberculosis identification and management in hard-to-reach populations in countries of low and medium tuberculosis incidence: a systematic review

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e019642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte C Heuvelings ◽  
Patrick F Greve ◽  
Sophia G de Vries ◽  
Benjamin Jelle Visser ◽  
Sabine Bélard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
European Union ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Service Models ◽  
Hard To Reach Populations ◽  
Organisational Structures

ObjectiveTo determine which service models and organisational structures are effective and cost-effective for delivering tuberculosis (TB) services to hard-to-reach populations.DesignEmbase and MEDLINE (1990–2017) were searched in order to update and extend the 2011 systematic review commissioned by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), discussing interventions targeting service models and organisational structures for the identification and management of TB in hard-to-reach populations. The NICE and Cochrane Collaboration standards were followed.SettingEuropean Union, European Economic Area, European Union candidate countries and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.ParticipantsHard-to-reach populations, including migrants, homeless people, drug users, prisoners, sex workers, people living with HIV and children within vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations.Primary and secondary outcome measuresEffectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the interventions.ResultsFrom the 19 720 citations found, five new studies were identified, in addition to the six discussed in the NICE review. Community health workers from the same migrant community, street teams and peers improved TB screening uptake by providing health education, promoting TB screening and organising contact tracing. Mobile TB clinics, specialised TB clinics and improved cooperation between healthcare services can be effective at identifying and treating active TB cases and are likely to be cost-effective. No difference in treatment outcome was detected when directly observed therapy was delivered at a health clinic or at a convenient location in the community.ConclusionsAlthough evidence is limited due to the lack of high-quality studies, interventions using peers and community health workers, mobile TB services, specialised TB clinics and improved cooperation between health services can be effective to control TB in hard-to-reach populations. Future studies should evaluate the (cost-)effectiveness of interventions on TB identification and management in hard-to-reach populations and countries should be urged to publish the outcomes of their TB control systems.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42015017865.

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