Benefits of an Android Based Tablet Application in Primary Screening for Eye Diseases in a Rural Population, India.

Benefits of an Android Based Tablet Application in Primary Screening for Eye Diseases in a Rural Population, India. J Med Syst. 2017 Apr;41(4):49 Authors: Imtiaz SA, Krishnaiah S, Yadav SK, Bharath B, Ramani RV Abstract To investigate the effectiveness, efficiency and cost gains in collecting patient eye health information from remote rural villages of India by trained field investigators through an Android Based Tablet Application namely 'Sankara Electronic Remote Vision Information System (SERVIS)". During January and March 2016, a population based cross-sectional study was conducted in three Indian states employing SERVIS and manual method. The SERVIS application has a 48-items survey instrument programed into the application. Data on 281 individuals were collected for each of these methods as part of screening. The demographic details of individuals between both screening methods were comparable (P>0.05). The mean time (in minutes) to screen an individual by SERVIS was significantly less when compared to manual method (6.57±1.46 versus 11.93±1.53) (P<0.0001). The efficiency of SERVIS in screening was significantly evident as 26% (n = 73) of the patients screened have been referred to campsite and 69.8% (n = 51) of those referred were visited the campsite for a detailed eye examination by an ophthalmologist. The cost of screening through SERVIS is significantly less when compared to manual method; INR 7,633 (USD 113.9) Ver...
Source: Rural Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Tags: J Med Syst Source Type: research