An overview of mobile applications (apps) to support the coronavirus disease 2019 response in India.
An overview of mobile applications (apps) to support the coronavirus disease 2019 response in India.
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DOI：
10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1200_20
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2020-05
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Jha V
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作者：
Bassi A;Arfin S;John O;Jha V
本集团已探讨移动的健康（mHealth）计划对管理2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫情的潜在益处。印度政府、各邦政府和医疗保健组织开发了各种移动的应用程序来遏制COVID-19。这项研究旨在系统地审查与COVID-19相关的移动的应用程序，并强调差距，以告知未来移动健康计划的发展。于2020年4月的第一周，我们使用“COVID-19”、“冠状病毒”、“大流行”及“流行病”等词语在Google Play及Apple应用商店进行搜索。根据对选定应用程序、流行病监测文献以及国内和国际媒体报道的审查，编制了COVID-19特定功能列表。世界卫生组织关于数字健康干预的指南被用于将应用程序功能分类为公众，卫生工作者，卫生系统管理人员和数据服务。搜索产生了346个潜在的COVID-19应用程序，其中50个符合纳入标准。传播非针对性的COVID-19预防策略相关信息和监测被隔离人员的活动分别是27个（54%）和19个（32%）应用程序的功能。8个（16%）应用程序具有联系人跟踪和热点识别功能。我们的研究强调了目前对自我检测，隔离监测和接触者追踪应用程序的开发的重视。通过为一线医护人员、快速反应团队和公共卫生当局开发全面的移动医疗解决方案，可以加强印度对COVID-19的应对。在这一前所未有的全球卫生紧急情况中，各国政府必须确保采取必要但侵入性最小的疾病监测措施。
The potential benefits of mobile health (mHealth) initiatives to manage the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have been explored. The Government of India, State governments, and healthcare organizations have developed various mobile apps for the containment of COVID-19. This study was aimed to systematically review COVID-19 related mobile apps and highlight gaps to inform the development of future mHealth initiatives. Google Play and the Apple app stores were searched using the terms 'COVID-19', 'coronavirus', 'pandemic', and 'epidemic' in the first week of April 2020. A list of COVID-19-specific functions was compiled based on the review of the selected apps, the literature on epidemic surveillance, and national and international media reports. The World Health Organization guideline on Digital Health Interventions was used to classify the app functions under the categories of the general public, health workers, health system managers, and data services. The search yielded 346 potential COVID-19 apps, of which 50 met the inclusion criteria. Dissemination of untargeted COVID-19-related information on preventative strategies and monitoring the movements of quarantined individuals was the function of 27 (54%) and 19 (32%) apps, respectively. Eight (16%) apps had a contact tracing and hotspot identification function. Our study highlights the current emphasis on the development of self-testing, quarantine monitoring, and contact tracing apps. India's response to COVID-19 can be strengthened by developing comprehensive mHealth solutions for frontline healthcare workers, rapid response teams and public health authorities. Among this unprecedented global health emergency, the Governments must ensure the necessary but least intrusive measures for disease surveillance.