Real-time incidence of travel-related symptoms through a smartphone-based app remote monitoring system: a pilot study

Trip Doctor®, a Smartphone-based app monitoring system, was developed to detect infections among travelers in real-time. For testing, 106 participants were recruited (62.2% male, mean age 36 years (SD = 11)). Majority of trips were for tourism and main destinations were in South East Asia. Mean trav...

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Published inJournal of travel medicine Vol. 25; no. 1
Main Authors Rodriguez-Valero, N, Carbayo, M J Ledesma, Sanchez, D Cuadrado, Vladimirov, A, Espriu, M, Vera, I, Roldan, M, de Alba, T, Sanz, S, Moreno, J L Gonzalez, Oroz, M Luengo, Muñoz, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 2018
Subjects
Adult
Asia, Southeastern - epidemiology
Communicable diseases
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Malalties infeccioses
Male
Middle Aged
Mobile Applications
Pilot Projects
Risk Factors
Smartphone
Travel
Travelers
Viatgers
Asia, Southeastern
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Summary:Trip Doctor®, a Smartphone-based app monitoring system, was developed to detect infections among travelers in real-time. For testing, 106 participants were recruited (62.2% male, mean age 36 years (SD = 11)). Majority of trips were for tourism and main destinations were in South East Asia. Mean travel duration was 14 days (SD = 10). Diarrhea was the most frequently reported symptom (15.5%). The system demonstrated adequate usability and is ready to be used on a larger scale.
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ISSN:1708-8305
1195-1982
1708-8305
DOI:10.1093/jtm/tay034