Mobile application for data collection in health research

Pereira, Irene Mari; Bonfim, Daiana; Peres, Heloisa Helena Ciqueto; Góes, Ricardo Fernandes; Gaidzinski, Raquel Rapone

doi:10.1590/1982-0194201700069

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Original Article • Acta Paul Enferm. 30 (5) • Sep-Oct 2017 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0194201700069 copy

Mobile application for data collection in health research

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Abstract

Objective:

Describe the development of a mobile application for data collection in time and movement research with health professionals from the Family Health Strategy Program when conducting care interventions/activities.

Methods:

Applied research of technological production based on the concept of prototyping and the steps of definition, development, and maintenance, for the design and validation of the application: instrumento de medida de carga de trabalho dos profissionais de saúde na atenção primária (Workload measurement instrument for health professionals in primary care). This will be for a mobile Motorola® tablet with Android® 3.2 operating system, with the goal of collecting data for a time and movement study, using the work sampling technique, and identifying the workload of health professionals from family health units (FHUs) located in all five Brazilian geographic regions, presenting an excellent performance in the Primary Care Access and Quality Improvement Program - cycle 1.

Results:

The application intensified data collection and facilitated data recording and storage; data transmission; and data organization and processing; and ensured greater reliability in the analysis of results, maintaining data integrity in all these steps. Data transmission and extraction were performed on a daily basis, through file synchronization in Dropbox®. The mobile application was used during the observation of all 418 health professionals from the 27 family health units. In total 85,398 observations of interventions/activities were registered.

Conclusion:

The application allowed for more dynamic data collection; maintained data integrity; supported data transmission and storage; facilitated data organization and processing; and provided greater reliability in the analysis of results.

Keywords
Mobile applications; Medical informatics; Data collection; Nursing administration research; Nursing staff

Interventions
Direct care interventions	Indirect care interventions
Medication administration	Educational actions of health professionals
Support to physician	Support to student
Support in tests/procedures	Performance assessment
Breastfeeding support	Data collection for scientific research
Attention to spontaneous demand	Infection control
Doctor's appointment	Control of supplies
Control of infectious diseases	Work process organization
Control of electrolyte imbalance	Development of administrative processes and routines
Immunization/vaccination control	Development of care protocols
Urgent/emergency care	Documentation
Development of community health	Risk identification
Monitoring of vital signs	Laboratory test interpretation
Guidance regarding the health system	Mapping and territorialization
Outpatient procedures	Referral and counter-referral
Collective procedures	Administrative meeting
Promotion of educational actions	Meeting for the evaluation of multiprofessional care
Vessel puncture: venous blood sampling	Supervision of site workers
Interinstitutional transport	Security supervision
Health surveillance	Exchange of information on health care
Home visit
Activities
Work-related activities	Personal activities
Answer the phone/call from other sites	Meal/hydration
Check emails of the site	Answer phone/make personal calls
Site cleaning	Socialization with colleagues
Schedule doctor's appointments	Read the newspaper or magazine, use the internet
Schedule tests	Use the toilet
Reception	Interaction event
Provision of doctor's statement	Other personal activities
Audit of clinical records
Call users with test result alteration
Conference for test result receipt
Product distribution to users
Choose/look for tests and clinical records
Other related activities
Room organization
Waiting time
Absence
No observation

Interventions in Primary Health Care
Educational actions of health professionals Medication administration Support to student Support to physician Support in tests/procedures Breastfeeding support Attention to spontaneous demand Performance assessment Data collection for scientific research Doctor's appointment Control of infectious diseases Control of electrolyte imbalance Immunization/vaccination control Infection control Control of supplies Work process organization Urgent/emergency care Development of community health Development of administrative processes and routines Development of care protocols Documentation (administrative material) 211 - Records related to doctor's appointment and clinical procedures 212 - Records related to home visit 213 - Records related to surveillance	Risk identification Laboratory test interpretation Mapping and territorialization Monitoring of vital signs Guidance regarding the health system Outpatient procedures Collective procedures Promotion of educational actions Vessel puncture: venous blood sampling Referral and counter-referral Administrative meeting Meeting for the evaluation of multiprofessional care Supervision of site workers Security supervision Interinstitutional transport Exchange of information on health care Health surveillance Home visit 80.Room organization
Waiting time	Personal activities
51. Waiting time	Meal/hydration Answer phone/make personal calls Socialization with colleagues Rest (read magazines, use the Internet) Use the toilet Organize/participate in interaction events
Work-related activities	Other activities
Answer the phone/call other sites/check emails of the site Site cleaning Schedule doctor's appointments Schedule tests Reception Provision of doctor's statement Audit of clinical records Call users with test result alteration Conference for test result receipt Product distribution to users Pick/look for tests and clinical records	60 to 79. Reclassified according to the observation 97.Other work-related activities 98.Other personal activities 94. No observation 95. Absence (health professional was not at the unit, due to delayed arrival or early departure) 96. Not found (health professional was not found at the unit at the moment of observation) 99.Lunch time of professional to be observed
Answer the phone/call other sites/check emails of the site Site cleaning Schedule doctor's appointments Schedule tests Reception Provision of doctor's statement Audit of clinical records Call users with test result alteration s Conference for test result receipt Product distribution to users Pick/look for tests and clinical records	60 to 79. Reclassified according to observation 97.Other work-related activities 98.Other personal activities 94. No observation 95. Absence (health professional was not at the unit, due to delayed arrival or early departure) 96. Not found (health professional was not found at the unit at the moment of observation) 99.Lunch time of professional to be observed

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[1] Corresponding author Irene Mari Pereira, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 419, 05403-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. irenemari@usp.br