The importance of form field validation: lessons learnt from a feasibility study of an mHealth application in Malawi, Africa

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dc.contributor.authorHardy, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Yvonne
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorMastellos, Nikolaos
dc.contributor.authorTran, Tammy
dc.contributor.authorO'Donoghue, John
dc.contributor.authorChirambo, Griphin Baxter
dc.contributor.authorAndersson, Bo
dc.contributor.authorCarlsson, Sven
dc.contributor.authorHeavin, Ciara
dc.contributor.funderSeventh Framework Programmeen
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-23T11:01:10Z
dc.date.available2018-10-23T11:01:10Z
dc.date.issued2016-06
dc.date.updated2018-09-18T08:20:41Z
dc.description.abstractMeasuring adherence to clinical guidelines using mobile health (mHealth) technologies when form field validation is enforced or turned on could potentially be viewed as skewing the dataset, leading to 100% adherence to the clinical rule base. In theory, healthcare providers should fully abide by clinical guidelines, whether in paper or digital format, to ensure that the patient receives appropriate care. However, what happens when mHealth form field validation is turned off? As part of a feasibility study in Malawi, Africa, we explored this phenomenon. Switching off validation on the mHealth artefact served its purpose within the context of a feasibility study where a parallel paper-based clinical assessment process remained in place. The design of this technical artefact with the turnkey validation feature afforded us the opportunity to turn validation on and off seamlessly. Ultimately, from an ethical, clinical and technical perspective the optimum approach is to ensure that form field validation is switched on. With form field validation on adherence to the clinical guidelines is enforced which minimises incomplete assessment and the potential for suboptimal clinical decisions that could adversely affect patient care.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.articleid24
dc.identifier.citationO'Connor, Y., Hardy, V., Thompson, M., Mastellos, N., Tran, T., O'Donoghue, J., Chirambo, G. B., Andersson, B., Carlsson, S. and Heavin, C. (2016) 'The importance of form field validation: lessons learnt from a feasibility study of an mHealth application in Malawi, Africa', Proceedings of 20th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems - PACIS 2016, Chiayi, Taiwan, 27 June - 1 Julyen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7032
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAssociation for Information Systemsen
dc.relation.ispartofPACIS 2016: 20th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7::SP1::HEALTH/305292/EU/Supporting Low-cost Intervention For disEase control/SUPPORTING LIFEen
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dc.rights© 2016, the Authors. All rights reserved. This material is brought to you by the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). It has been accepted for inclusion in PACIS 2016 Proceedings by an authorized administrator of AIS Electronic Library (AISeL).en
dc.subjectmHealthen
dc.subjectValidationen
dc.subjectAdherenceen
dc.subjectClinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)en
dc.subjectDeveloping countriesen
dc.titleThe importance of form field validation: lessons learnt from a feasibility study of an mHealth application in Malawi, Africaen
dc.typeConference itemen
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