Development of a semi-structured, multifaceted, computer-aided questionnaire for outbreak investigation: e-Outbreak Platform
Aggressive tracing of contacts of confirmed cases is crucial to Taiwan's successful control of the early spread of COVID-19. As the pandemic lingers, an epidemiological investigation that can be conducted efficiently in a timely manner can help decrease the burden on the health personnel and in...
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doaj-d5ee185575534e70b021589226a544e22021-04-02T12:50:21ZengElsevierBiomedical Journal2319-41702020-08-01434318324Development of a semi-structured, multifaceted, computer-aided questionnaire for outbreak investigation: e-Outbreak PlatformWei J. Chen0Shih-Yi Yang1Jung-Chih Chang2Wei-Che Cheng3Tzu-Pin Lu4Yu-Neng Wang5Ming-Hao Juan6Ruey-Tzer Hsu7Song-Ren Huang8Jia-Jang Tu9Pang-Chieh Wang10Vincent W.-S. Feng11Pei-Zen Chang12Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Rd., Zhunan, Miaoli 35053, Taiwan.Public Sector, Microsoft Taiwan, Taipei, TaiwanSolutions Technical Unit, Microsoft Taiwan, Taipei, TaiwanPublic Sector, Microsoft Taiwan, Taipei, TaiwanInstitute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanComputational Intelligence Technology Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TaiwanComputational Intelligence Technology Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TaiwanComputational Intelligence Technology Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TaiwanIndustrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TaiwanAggressive tracing of contacts of confirmed cases is crucial to Taiwan's successful control of the early spread of COVID-19. As the pandemic lingers, an epidemiological investigation that can be conducted efficiently in a timely manner can help decrease the burden on the health personnel and increase the usefulness of such information in decision making. To develop a new tool that can improve the current practice of epidemiological investigation by incorporating new technologies in digital platform and knowledge graphs. To meet the various needs of the epidemiological investigation, we decided to develop an e-Outbreak Platform that provides a semi-structured, multifaceted, computer-aided questionnaire for outbreak investigation. There are three major parts of the platform: (1) a graphic portal that allows users to have an at-glance grasp of the functions provided by the platform and then choose the one they need; (2) disease-specific questionnaires that can accommodate different formats of the information, including text typing, button selection, and pull-down menu; and (3) functions to utilize the stored information, including report generation, statistical analyses, and knowledge graphs displaying contact tracing. When the number of outbreak investigation increases, the knowledge graphs can be extended to encompass other persons appearing in the same location at the same time, i.e., constituting a potential contact cluster. The information extracted can also be used to display the tracing on a map in animation. Overall, this system can provide a basis for further refinement that can be generalized to a variety of outbreak investigations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417020300949OutbreakEpidemiological investigationPlatformKnowledge graphCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 |
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Wei J. Chen Shih-Yi Yang Jung-Chih Chang Wei-Che Cheng Tzu-Pin Lu Yu-Neng Wang Ming-Hao Juan Ruey-Tzer Hsu Song-Ren Huang Jia-Jang Tu Pang-Chieh Wang Vincent W.-S. Feng Pei-Zen Chang |
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Wei J. Chen Shih-Yi Yang Jung-Chih Chang Wei-Che Cheng Tzu-Pin Lu Yu-Neng Wang Ming-Hao Juan Ruey-Tzer Hsu Song-Ren Huang Jia-Jang Tu Pang-Chieh Wang Vincent W.-S. Feng Pei-Zen Chang Development of a semi-structured, multifaceted, computer-aided questionnaire for outbreak investigation: e-Outbreak Platform Biomedical Journal Outbreak Epidemiological investigation Platform Knowledge graph COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 |
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Wei J. Chen Shih-Yi Yang Jung-Chih Chang Wei-Che Cheng Tzu-Pin Lu Yu-Neng Wang Ming-Hao Juan Ruey-Tzer Hsu Song-Ren Huang Jia-Jang Tu Pang-Chieh Wang Vincent W.-S. Feng Pei-Zen Chang |
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Development of a semi-structured, multifaceted, computer-aided questionnaire for outbreak investigation: e-Outbreak Platform |
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Development of a semi-structured, multifaceted, computer-aided questionnaire for outbreak investigation: e-Outbreak Platform |
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Development of a semi-structured, multifaceted, computer-aided questionnaire for outbreak investigation: e-Outbreak Platform |
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Development of a semi-structured, multifaceted, computer-aided questionnaire for outbreak investigation: e-Outbreak Platform |
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Development of a semi-structured, multifaceted, computer-aided questionnaire for outbreak investigation: e-Outbreak Platform |
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development of a semi-structured, multifaceted, computer-aided questionnaire for outbreak investigation: e-outbreak platform |
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Biomedical Journal |
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Aggressive tracing of contacts of confirmed cases is crucial to Taiwan's successful control of the early spread of COVID-19. As the pandemic lingers, an epidemiological investigation that can be conducted efficiently in a timely manner can help decrease the burden on the health personnel and increase the usefulness of such information in decision making. To develop a new tool that can improve the current practice of epidemiological investigation by incorporating new technologies in digital platform and knowledge graphs. To meet the various needs of the epidemiological investigation, we decided to develop an e-Outbreak Platform that provides a semi-structured, multifaceted, computer-aided questionnaire for outbreak investigation. There are three major parts of the platform: (1) a graphic portal that allows users to have an at-glance grasp of the functions provided by the platform and then choose the one they need; (2) disease-specific questionnaires that can accommodate different formats of the information, including text typing, button selection, and pull-down menu; and (3) functions to utilize the stored information, including report generation, statistical analyses, and knowledge graphs displaying contact tracing. When the number of outbreak investigation increases, the knowledge graphs can be extended to encompass other persons appearing in the same location at the same time, i.e., constituting a potential contact cluster. The information extracted can also be used to display the tracing on a map in animation. Overall, this system can provide a basis for further refinement that can be generalized to a variety of outbreak investigations. |
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Outbreak Epidemiological investigation Platform Knowledge graph COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 |
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