A Smartphone Application to Reduce Time-to-Notification of Sexually Transmitted Infections
A Smartphone Application to Reduce Time-to-Notification of Sexually Transmitted Infections
复制标题
DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2017.303999
复制
发表时间：
2017-11-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Glik, Deborah
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Cohen, Adam Carl;Zimmerman, Frederick;Glik, Deborah
目标。旨在衡量 Healthvana（在线患者参与平台和智能手机应用程序）的实施是否减少了艾滋病医疗基金会 (AHF) 健康中心的性传播感染 (STI) 检测、通知和治疗之间的天数。方法。我们分析了 2014 年 1 月 1 日至 2015 年 12 月 31 日期间检测呈阳性并接受衣原体、淋病或梅毒治疗的 917 名男性客户的回顾性数据。我们在研究中纳入了来自加利福尼亚州和佛罗里达州的 8 个 AHF 健康中心。我们使用回归模型来评估 Healthvana 实施（Healthvana 前与 Healthvana 后）与 STI 检测、通知和治疗之间的天数之间的关系。结果。在 AHF 健康中心实施 Healthvana 后，性传播感染检测和通知之间的平均天数从 8 天减少到 6 天。整个 STI 检测和治疗之间的平均天数从 12 天减少到 10 天。回归模型发现从性传播感染检测到通知的天数减少具有统计显着性。结论。 Healthvana 等智能手机应用程序是有前途的技术，可确保客户成功并立即收到其性传播感染检测结果的通知。
Objectives. To measure whether the implementation of Healthvana-an online patient engagement platform and smartphone application-reduced the number of days between sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, notification, and treatment at AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Wellness Centers.Methods. We analyzed the retrospective data for 917 male clients who tested positive and received treatment for chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2015. We included 8 AHF Wellness Centers from California and Florida in the study. We used regression models to evaluate the relationship between Healthvana implementation (pre-Healthvana vs post-Healthvana) and the number of days between the STI test, notification, and treatment.Results. Following Healthvana implementation at the AHF Wellness Centers, the mean number of days decreased between the STI test and notification, from 8 to 6 days. The mean number of days between the overall STI test and treatment decreased from 12 to 10 days. Regression models found the reduction in the number of days from STI test to notification to be statistically significant.Conclusions. Smartphone applications like Healthvana are promising technologies to ensure clients are successfully and immediately notified of their STI test results.