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Designing of Elementary School Students’ Health Measurement Electronic Records
oleh: Reza Safdari, Niloofar Mohammadzadeh, Negar Gheibi
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Vesnu Publications 2017-05-01 |
Deskripsi
Introduction: Today, increasing development of technology in communication sciences has facilitated access to basic information in the area of individual health. One of the most important decisions in the field of health is measuring the health level of students; thus, designing electronic records is a step toward addressing the requirements of healthcare providers in the assessment of various health indexes in children. Methods: First, a comparative study was carried out on the content and structure of paper-based and electronic systems for children's health in leading countries in this field (Australia, England, and USA). Then, the required information was collected using health measuring database and elementary school students' health measurement sheets. Subsequently, a checklist with three axes of demographic and social information, screening tests, and physician's assessment was compiled and distributed among professionals Results: Among 62 surveyed elements were approved as main elements and 2 as suggested elements. Based on the results of the survey, data elements were approved by the study population and the software was designed in SQL server database management system by C# language. Conclusion: This application provides the registration and reporting of students' health indexes. Therefore, it helps healthcare providers recognize troubled children and make decisions and targeted plans.