mHealth Technology Translation in a Limited Resources Community—Process, Challenges, and Lessons Learned From a Limited Resources Community of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

mHealth Technology Translation in a Limited Resources Community—Process, Challenges, and Lessons Learned From a Limited Resources Community of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

This report aims to provide practical advice about the implementation of a public health monitoring system using both geographic information system technology and mobile health, a term used for healthcare delivery via mobile devices. application amongst household residents and community stakeholders...

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Autores principales: Waraporn Boonchieng, Jintana Chaiwan, Bijaya Shrestha, Manash Shrestha, Adam J.O. Dede, Ekkarat Boonchieng
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Publicado: IEEE 2021
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Healthcare deliveries
community-based distribution
mhealth
technology translation
geographic information system
public health
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
R858-859.7
Medical technology
R855-855.5
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:473f125aa3ce49ac9a925ac5f0412d792021-11-19T00:00:32ZmHealth Technology Translation in a Limited Resources Community—Process, Challenges, and Lessons Learned From a Limited Resources Community of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand2168-237210.1109/JTEHM.2021.3055069https://doaj.org/article/473f125aa3ce49ac9a925ac5f0412d792021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9336697/https://doaj.org/toc/2168-2372This report aims to provide practical advice about the implementation of a public health monitoring system using both geographic information system technology and mobile health, a term used for healthcare delivery via mobile devices. application amongst household residents and community stakeholders in the limited resource community. A public health monitoring system was implemented in a semi-rural district in Thailand. The challenges encountered during implementation were documented qualitatively in a series of monthly focus group discussions, several community hearings, and many targeted interviews. In addition, lessons learned from the expansion of the program to 75 other districts throughout Thailand were also considered. All challenges proved solvable yielding several key pieces of advice for future project implementation teams. Specifically, communication between team members, anticipating technological challenges, and involvement of community members are critical. The problems encountered in our project were mainly related to the capabilities of the data collectors and technical issues of mobile devices, internet coverage, and the GIS application itself. During the implementation phase, progressive changes needed to be made to the system promptly, in parallel with community team building in order to get the highest public health impact.Waraporn BoonchiengJintana ChaiwanBijaya ShresthaManash ShresthaAdam J.O. DedeEkkarat BoonchiengIEEEarticleHealthcare deliveriescommunity-based distributionmhealthtechnology translationgeographic information systempublic healthComputer applications to medicine. Medical informaticsR858-859.7Medical technologyR855-855.5ENIEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, Vol 9, Pp 1-8 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Healthcare deliveries
community-based distribution
mhealth
technology translation
geographic information system
public health
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
R858-859.7
Medical technology
R855-855.5
spellingShingle Healthcare deliveries
community-based distribution
mhealth
technology translation
geographic information system
public health
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
R858-859.7
Medical technology
R855-855.5
Waraporn Boonchieng
Jintana Chaiwan
Bijaya Shrestha
Manash Shrestha
Adam J.O. Dede
Ekkarat Boonchieng
mHealth Technology Translation in a Limited Resources Community—Process, Challenges, and Lessons Learned From a Limited Resources Community of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
description This report aims to provide practical advice about the implementation of a public health monitoring system using both geographic information system technology and mobile health, a term used for healthcare delivery via mobile devices. application amongst household residents and community stakeholders in the limited resource community. A public health monitoring system was implemented in a semi-rural district in Thailand. The challenges encountered during implementation were documented qualitatively in a series of monthly focus group discussions, several community hearings, and many targeted interviews. In addition, lessons learned from the expansion of the program to 75 other districts throughout Thailand were also considered. All challenges proved solvable yielding several key pieces of advice for future project implementation teams. Specifically, communication between team members, anticipating technological challenges, and involvement of community members are critical. The problems encountered in our project were mainly related to the capabilities of the data collectors and technical issues of mobile devices, internet coverage, and the GIS application itself. During the implementation phase, progressive changes needed to be made to the system promptly, in parallel with community team building in order to get the highest public health impact.
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author Waraporn Boonchieng
Jintana Chaiwan
Bijaya Shrestha
Manash Shrestha
Adam J.O. Dede
Ekkarat Boonchieng
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Jintana Chaiwan
Bijaya Shrestha
Manash Shrestha
Adam J.O. Dede
Ekkarat Boonchieng
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title mHealth Technology Translation in a Limited Resources Community—Process, Challenges, and Lessons Learned From a Limited Resources Community of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
title_short mHealth Technology Translation in a Limited Resources Community—Process, Challenges, and Lessons Learned From a Limited Resources Community of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
title_full mHealth Technology Translation in a Limited Resources Community—Process, Challenges, and Lessons Learned From a Limited Resources Community of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
title_fullStr mHealth Technology Translation in a Limited Resources Community—Process, Challenges, and Lessons Learned From a Limited Resources Community of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
title_full_unstemmed mHealth Technology Translation in a Limited Resources Community—Process, Challenges, and Lessons Learned From a Limited Resources Community of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
title_sort mhealth technology translation in a limited resources community—process, challenges, and lessons learned from a limited resources community of chiang mai province, thailand
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