The Importance of Form Field Validation : Lesson Learnt From a Feasibility Study of an M-Health Application in Malawi, Africa
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Summary, in English
validation is turned off? As part of a feasibility study in Malawi, Africa, we explored this phenomenon. Switching off validation on the mHealth
artefact served its purpose within the context of a feasibility study where a parallel paper-based clinical assessment process remained in place. The design of this technical artefact with the turnkey validation feature afforded us the opportunity to turn validation on and off seamlessly. Ultimately, from an ethical, clinical and technical perspective the optimum approach is to ensure
that form field validation is switched on. With form field validation on adherence to the clinical guidelines is enforced which minimises incomplete assessment and the potential for suboptimal clinical decisions that could adversely affect patient care.
Department/s
Publishing year
2016
Language
English
Publication/Series
Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems Proceedings
Document type
Conference paper
Publisher
Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS)
Topic
- Information Systems, Social aspects
- Health Sciences
Keywords
- mHealth
- Validation
- Adherence
- Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)
- Developing Countries
Conference name
Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, 2016
Conference date
2016-06-27 - 2016-07-01
Conference place
Chiayi, Taiwan
Status
Published
Project
- Supporting LIFE (Supporting Low-cost Intervention For disEase control)
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 9789860491029