Data Managers Forum Tue 23 Aug 15 00
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Data Managers’ Forum Tue 23 Aug @ 15: 00 Topic: REDCap Mobile App
What is REDCap? Web-based data management system / database UCT has its own instance of REDCap on our servers Works on any internet-connected web browser Users need to have a UCT • Staff number, • Student number or • T-number
What is the mobile app? Smartphone / Tablet app – can be downloaded from any app store Connects to your REDCap project using a ‘token’ (secret code) Token tells the app which: • Server/instance to connect to • Project to connect to • User to authenticate as
What is the mobile app? App downloads a ‘copy’ of the project from the server when connected to internet Then lets you collect/edit data offline Synchronize new/changed data with the server later when connected to internet
What is the mobile app? Watch 2 -minute video here
When should it be used? Intended use: By study fieldwork staff or participants In actual fieldwork situations where internet connection is dodgy or non-existent
How has it been used @ UCT? Mohammed Fadul - Lung Institute NEx. T study – Evaluating a new treatment regimen for patients with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) Multiple sites: • Western Cape • Northern Cape Longitudinal setup – multiple visits (data collection points) per participant
How has it been used @ UCT? Kristen Daskilewicz - Gender, Health & Justice Unit Cross-sectional survey with LGBTI partner orgs in 12 countries (Individual participants complete 1 questionnaire each) Due to participatory method, partners have the option of: • Paper or electronic • Offline or online
Main advantages ü Can use in areas with no or poor 3 G service ü Can be a “back-up” solution for internet connectivity problems ü Can be used in combination with online data collection (and/or paper)
Main draw-backs ! Slower than online survey ! Not as user-friendly/nice-looking as online survey ! Requires additional set-up and training if partnered with non-UCT staff ! Instructions/training materials were difficult to find
Questions & discussion Who else has used / tried the app? What are the main questions about the app?
What’s new in REDCap? + Text-to-speech functionality for surveys + Auto-complete for Drop-down fields + Export entire project (data + metadata) as XML file + Enable searching within a biomedical ontology for Text fields
Links for REDCap at UCT? Everything you need can be found at: http: //intranet. uct. ac. za/CRC/CDMS/Site. Pages/Home. aspx
