The Fever Coach Mobile App for Participatory Influenza Surveillance in Children: Usability Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Effective surveillance of influenza requires a broad network of health care providers actively reporting cases of influenza-like illnesses and positive laboratory results. Not only is this traditional surveillance system costly to establish and maintain but there is also a time lag between a change in influenza activity and its detection. A new surveillance system that is both reliable and timely will help public health officials to effectively control an epidemic and mitigate the burden of the disease. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to evaluate the use of parent-reported data of febrile illnesses in children submitted through the Fever Coach app in real-time surveillance of influenza activities. METHODS:Fever Coach is a mobile app designed to help parents and caregivers manage feve

SUBMITTER: Kim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6823603 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature