Developing cloud-based digital data management mechanism for health-related data

Authors

  • Sandhya S. Khadse PSM Department, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane (W), India
  • Vrushali Vishal Kulkarni Assistant Professor, PSM Department, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane (W)
  • Sundaram Kartikeyan PSM Department, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane (W), India
  • Vishal V. Kulkarni PSM Department, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane (W), India
  • Bharat Gadegaokar PSM Department, Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Thane (W), India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v10i7.5198

Keywords:

Digital data collection, CBS mechanism, digital data, Google Sheets

Abstract

Objective: To build an easy-to-use, secure and efficient data collection platform to compile health-related data.

Materials and Methods: An android device with Google App Engine and a digital data collection form was used to collect the data of health camp beneficiaries.

Results: A total of 4747 participants were screened in 10 health camps in this study.  Using 10 android devices at a time, a new mechanism was developed to collect systematic data in a short period of time. By combining reliable android device, mobile data connection, a free open-source data collection frame, a scalable cloud-based server and with the team of android device operators, a low-cost, greatly reliable platform was developed, which provided real-time data collection with analysis. 

Conclusion: A reliable Android device was combined with a free open-source data collection framework, a powerful device security tool, a scalable cloud-based server, to build a low-cost, highly reliable, maintenance-free, user-friendly data collection platform that can deliver well-formatted results to study organizers immediately on completion of data collection. This study successfully demonstrated the value of a user-friendly digital data collection platform for collecting health-related data.

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Published

2019-07-31

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 7 (2019): Jul

Section

Original Research Articles

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Developing cloud-based digital data management mechanism for health-related data. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2019 Jul. 31 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];10(7):e5198. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/5198