{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["23(10)"],"submitter":["Chirambo GB"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Integrated community case management (CCM) has led to reductions in child mortality in Malawi resulting from illnesses such as malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea. However, adherence to CCM guidelines is often poor, potentially leading to inappropriate clinical decisions and poor outcomes. We determined the impact of an e-CCM app on the referral, reconsultation, and hospitalization rates of children presenting to village clinics in Malawi.<h4>Objective</h4>We determined the impact of an electronic version of a smartphone-based CCM (e-CCM) app on the referral, reconsultation, and hospitalization rates of children presenting to village clinics in Malawi.<h4>Methods</h4>We used a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial to compare paper-based CCM (control) with and without the "],"journal":["Journal of medical Internet research"],"pagination":["e25777"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8567152"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Effectiveness of Smartphone-Based Community Case Management on the Urgent Referral, Reconsultation, and Hospitalization of Children Aged Under 5 Years in Malawi: Cluster-Randomized, Stepped-Wedge Trial."],"pmcid":["PMC8567152"],"pubmed_authors":["O'Donoghue J","Dharmayat K","Chirambo GB","Mastellos N","Lee HY","Muula AS","Ide N","Hwang PH","O'Connor Y","Tran T","Hsieh JC","Thompson M","Joseph Wu TS","Hardy V","Carlsson S","Heavin C","Andersson B","Fitzpatrick A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Effectiveness of Smartphone-Based Community Case Management on the Urgent Referral, Reconsultation, and Hospitalization of Children Aged Under 5 Years in Malawi: Cluster-Randomized, Stepped-Wedge Trial.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Integrated community case management (CCM) has led to reductions in child mortality in Malawi resulting from illnesses such as malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea. However, adherence to CCM guidelines is often poor, potentially leading to inappropriate clinical decisions and poor outcomes. We determined the impact of an e-CCM app on the referral, reconsultation, and hospitalization rates of children presenting to village clinics in Malawi.<h4>Objective</h4>We determined the impact of an electronic version of a smartphone-based CCM (e-CCM) app on the referral, reconsultation, and hospitalization rates of children presenting to village clinics in Malawi.<h4>Methods</h4>We used a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial to compare paper-based CCM (control) with and without the ","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Oct","modification":"2025-05-29T18:53:32.271Z","creation":"2025-05-29T18:53:32.271Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8567152","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34668872"],"doi":["10.2196/25777"]}}