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CE TEST QUESTIONS
PURPOSE: To provide information on the use of mHealth by health workers in low-resource settings.
OBJECTIVES: After reading this article and taking this test, you should be able to:
1. Describe the structure and results of the literature review.
2. Identify implications of using mHealth systems in low-resource settings.
- 1. Inclusion criteria for this review included studies focused on
- a. telemedicine and remote diagnostic tools.
- b. health workers in low or middle income countries.
- c. tools specific to medical education.
- 2. How many articles were included in the final review?
- 3. Group 1, “health data collected at a patient visit to facilitate patient care,” included articles about
- a. electronic medical records.
- b. research-based data.
- c. calls to healthcare practitioners.
- 4. Articles about health workers texting patients to remind them to take medication were included in the group
- a. “population surveillance.”
- b. “data collection during patient visits.”
- c. “communication between a health worker and patient.”
- 5. “Communication between health workers” included field health workers
- a. arranging a schedule for patient visits.
- b. contacting a hospital-based physician for decision support.
- c. collecting health information from patients.
- 6. The most common primary user of the technology in this review was a
- a. community health worker.
- b. clinician.
- c. midwife.
- 7. The technologies used most frequently in this review were
- a. short message service (SMS) or text messaging.
- b. smartphone/smartphone application or personal data assistant.
- c. combination text messaging and voice.
- 8. Most studies included in the review took place in
- a. Africa.
- b. India.
- c. China.
- 9. Health outcomes studied most frequently were related to
- a. malaria.
- b. AIDS/HIV.
- c. maternal and child health.
- 10. The studies in group 1 consistently found
- a. low degrees of acceptability.
- b. improvement in data quality.
- c. high degrees of use.
- 11. A study cited by the authors on newborn weights found that the efficiency of an mHealth intervention compared with a pen-and-paper system resulted in an increase in birth weight record accuracy from 40% to
- 12. In most of the relevant studies, text message reminders resulted in greater improvement in health outcomes for patients in
- a. rural areas.
- b. suburban areas.
- c. urban areas.
- 13. In group 2 studies, substantial benefits of mHealth use were demonstrated for health workers and patients in all of the following areas except
- a. fuel savings.
- b. empowerment.
- c. travel time.
- 14. The study by Huq et al found that traditional birth attendants accessing information via mobile phone experienced
- a. increased skills and confidence.
- b. decreased rates of complications.
- c. lower maternal mortality rates.
- 15. Compared with pen-and-paper data collection, studies included in group 4 found that mobile phones
- a. had more frequent data entry errors.
- b. were easier to transport.
- c. provided quick, real-time application updates.
- 16. In most of the mobile device data collection studies, the highest costs were related to
- a. initial startup.
- b. phone replacement.
- c. ongoing maintenance.
- 17. Disadvantages of the use of mHealth in these studies included
- a. decreased subject enrollment.
- b. limited availability of electricity.
- c. poor treatment protocol compliance.
- 18. An incentive for workers to use mHealth, as recommended by the authors, would be
- a. career advancement.
- b. more flexible work hours.
- c. monetary compensation.
