A Report on Statistics of an Online Self-screening Platform for COVID-19 and Its Effectiveness in Iran.

Sina Azadnajafabad Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam Negar Rezaei Erfan GhasemiShohreh NaderimaghamMehrdad AzminEsmaeil MohammadiKosar JamshidiNima FattahiHossein ZokaeiAshkan MehreganBahman DamerchiluPouya FathiHossein ErfaniAbbas NorouzinejadMohammad Mehdi GouyaHamidreza JamshidiFatemeh MalekzadehBagher LarijaniFarshad Farzadfar

Published in: International journal of health policy and management (2021)

Implementation of a proper online self-screening tool can mitigate population panic during wide-spread epidemics and relieve massive influx to medical centers. Also, an evidence-based education platform can help fighting infodemic. Noticeable utilization and verified effectiveness of such platform validate the potency of telehealth tools in controlling epidemics and pandemics.

Keyphrases

healthcare
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randomized controlled trial
systematic review
coronavirus disease
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quality improvement
primary care
social media
health information
infectious diseases
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