Diagnostics for optimised dengue surveillance: a qualitative focus group study to investigate user experience and requirements in Thailand
Objectives Effective, real-time surveillance of dengue may provide early warning of outbreaks and support targeted disease-control intervention but requires widespread accurate diagnosis and timely case reporting. Research directing innovation in diagnostics for dengue surveillance is lacking. This...
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| author | Raheelah Ahmad Alison Holmes Pantelis Georgiou Paul Arkell Sanhapon Ketklao Adisak Songjaeng Dumrong Mairiang Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano Prida Malasit Panisadee Avirutnan Saranath Lawpoolsri |
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| description | Objectives Effective, real-time surveillance of dengue may provide early warning of outbreaks and support targeted disease-control intervention but requires widespread accurate diagnosis and timely case reporting. Research directing innovation in diagnostics for dengue surveillance is lacking. This study aimed to describe experience and requirements of relevant prospective users.Design A qualitative, focus group study was conducted.Participants Data were collected from 19 users of diagnostic technology who work across the Thai dengue surveillance system.Data collection and analysis Contextual knowledge, experience and needs were explored in focus groups. Discussions were translated, transcribed, analysed thematically and mapped to Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research domains.Results Participants expressed a need for rapid, accurate, serotype-specific tests which can be operated easily by non-expert users without laboratory equipment. They supported integration of diagnostics with surveillance systems and felt this would increase the quantity and speed of case reporting as well as provide healthcare professionals with up-to-date information about the number of cases locally, thereby aiding interpretation of test results. Concerns included those relating to data security and the cost of tests.Conclusions Engagement to understand prospective user experience and requirements can improve relevance and uptake of new technology, leading to system efficiencies. The present study highlights specific needs for accurate, serotype-specific, remote-connected diagnostics which are integrated with surveillance systems and support dengue case reporting at the point-of-care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-02a4338a26d64e6195372e7f5b588bbf2025-08-20T02:49:04ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552024-11-01141110.1136/bmjopen-2024-085946Diagnostics for optimised dengue surveillance: a qualitative focus group study to investigate user experience and requirements in ThailandRaheelah Ahmad0Alison Holmes1Pantelis Georgiou2Paul Arkell3Sanhapon Ketklao4Adisak Songjaeng5Dumrong Mairiang6Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano7Prida Malasit8Panisadee Avirutnan9Saranath Lawpoolsri10Department of Health Services Research & Management, City St George`s, University of London, London, UKCentre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Imperial College London, London, UKDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UKCentre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Imperial College London, London, UKSiriraj Center of Research Excellence in Dengue and Emerging Pathogens (SiCORE-Dengue), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandSiriraj Center of Research Excellence in Dengue and Emerging Pathogens (SiCORE-Dengue), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandSiriraj Center of Research Excellence in Dengue and Emerging Pathogens (SiCORE-Dengue), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandCentre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Imperial College London, London, UKSiriraj Center of Research Excellence in Dengue and Emerging Pathogens (SiCORE-Dengue), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandSiriraj Center of Research Excellence in Dengue and Emerging Pathogens (SiCORE-Dengue), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandObjectives Effective, real-time surveillance of dengue may provide early warning of outbreaks and support targeted disease-control intervention but requires widespread accurate diagnosis and timely case reporting. Research directing innovation in diagnostics for dengue surveillance is lacking. This study aimed to describe experience and requirements of relevant prospective users.Design A qualitative, focus group study was conducted.Participants Data were collected from 19 users of diagnostic technology who work across the Thai dengue surveillance system.Data collection and analysis Contextual knowledge, experience and needs were explored in focus groups. Discussions were translated, transcribed, analysed thematically and mapped to Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research domains.Results Participants expressed a need for rapid, accurate, serotype-specific tests which can be operated easily by non-expert users without laboratory equipment. They supported integration of diagnostics with surveillance systems and felt this would increase the quantity and speed of case reporting as well as provide healthcare professionals with up-to-date information about the number of cases locally, thereby aiding interpretation of test results. Concerns included those relating to data security and the cost of tests.Conclusions Engagement to understand prospective user experience and requirements can improve relevance and uptake of new technology, leading to system efficiencies. The present study highlights specific needs for accurate, serotype-specific, remote-connected diagnostics which are integrated with surveillance systems and support dengue case reporting at the point-of-care.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/11/e085946.full |
| spellingShingle | Raheelah Ahmad Alison Holmes Pantelis Georgiou Paul Arkell Sanhapon Ketklao Adisak Songjaeng Dumrong Mairiang Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano Prida Malasit Panisadee Avirutnan Saranath Lawpoolsri Diagnostics for optimised dengue surveillance: a qualitative focus group study to investigate user experience and requirements in Thailand BMJ Open |
| title | Diagnostics for optimised dengue surveillance: a qualitative focus group study to investigate user experience and requirements in Thailand |
| title_full | Diagnostics for optimised dengue surveillance: a qualitative focus group study to investigate user experience and requirements in Thailand |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostics for optimised dengue surveillance: a qualitative focus group study to investigate user experience and requirements in Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostics for optimised dengue surveillance: a qualitative focus group study to investigate user experience and requirements in Thailand |
| title_short | Diagnostics for optimised dengue surveillance: a qualitative focus group study to investigate user experience and requirements in Thailand |
| title_sort | diagnostics for optimised dengue surveillance a qualitative focus group study to investigate user experience and requirements in thailand |
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