Effectiveness of a Mobile-Based Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance System (FluMob) Among Health Care Workers: Longitudinal Study.
May Oo LwinJiahui LuAnita SheldenkarChitra PanchapakesanYi-Roe TanPeiling YapMark I-Cheng ChenVincent Tak Kwong ChowKoh Cheng ThoonChee Fu YungLi Wei AngBrenda Sze Peng AngPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2020)
Mobile-based ILI surveillance systems among health care workers can be effective. However, proper operation of the mobile system without major disruptions is vital for the engagement of participants and the persistence of surveillance power. Moreover, the effectiveness of the mobile surveillance system can be moderated by participants' characteristics, which highlights the importance of targeted disease surveillance that can reduce the cost of recruitment and engagement.