Nurses behaviour pre and post the implementation of data capture using tablet computers in a rural clinic in South Africa.

This Time and Motion study was part of a larger Open Source Development Project to evaluate the use of Tablet computers for collecting patient data in rural clinics in the OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The intention was to determine if there were any differences in the activities and workloads between the two methods of data capture. The main difference between the Phases was that the number of activities undertaken per patient decreased in the second phase. More time was spent on each activity.

Routine data for disease surveillance in the undeveloped region of the OR Tambo district of the Eastern Cape Province.

The research team needed to upsize the solution previously tested so that it could expand the routine data collected via tablet computers. The research team identified the general flow of data within clinics. Data was mainly collected from registers, which were later converted to electronic form and checked for duplication. A database was designed for the collection of demographic data (Patient Master Index), which was aimed at eliminating duplication of patients' data in several registers. Open Data Kit (ODK) Collect was setup on Android tablets for collecting disease related routine data, while ODK Aggregate as the storage and aggregates of data captured by ODK Collect and the Patient Master Index for demographic data, were setup on an Apple Mini Mac server. Data collection is in progress. The expected results include improved data quality, reliability and quick access to summary data. Secondly, instant retrieval of patient demographic details and clinic numbers are included. Thirdly, ability to form standard reporting from the SQL database and lastly exporting data into the TIER.net and DHIS systems via CVS files thus eliminating the need for data capturers are shown.

Problemas y soluciones potenciales en la captura de datos de salud en clínicas rurales de Sudáfrica / Issues and potential solutions when capturing health data in rural clinics in South Africa

This paper highlights the data and information required by various International bodies, including WHO, PEPFAR, World Bank and the South African Government regarding HIV and its associated programmes and comorbidities. It explores the current collection of data in South African rural clinics and reports on the results from in-depth interviews with nurses regarding the burden of data collection and the perceptions and attitudes to electronic solutions including smart phones and tablet computers(AU)

Este artículo destaca los datos y la información requeridos por diversos organismos internacionales, como la OMS, el PEPFAR, el Banco Mundial y el Gobierno de Sudáfrica en relación con el VIH y sus programas asociados y comorbilidades. Explora la colección actual de los datos en las clínicas rurales de Sudáfrica y los informes sobre los resultados de las entrevistas en profundidad con las enfermeras con respecto a la carga de la recopilación de datos y las percepciones y actitudes hacia soluciones electrónicas, incluyendo teléfonos inteligentes y tablet PC(AU)

Issues and potential solutions when capturing health data in rural clinics in South Africa

This paper highlights the data and information required by various International bodies, including WHO, PEPFAR, World Bank and the South African Government regarding HIV and its associated programmes and comorbidities. It explores the current collection of data in South African rural clinics and reports on the results from in-depth interviews with nurses regarding the burden of data collection and the perceptions and attitudes to electronic solutions including smart phones and tablet computers(AU)

Este artículo destaca los datos y la información requeridos por diversos organismos internacionales, como la OMS, el PEPFAR, el Banco Mundial y el Gobierno de Sudáfrica en relación con el VIH y sus programas asociados y comorbilidades. Explora la colección actual de los datos en las clínicas rurales de Sudáfrica y los informes sobre los resultados de las entrevistas en profundidad con las enfermeras con respecto a la carga de la recopilación de datos y las percepciones y actitudes hacia soluciones electrónicas, incluyendo teléfonos inteligentes y tablet PC(AU)