02024nas a2200457   4500000000100000008004100001653001000042653001100052653001100063653000900074653001000083653002800093653001900121653002400140653002400164653001900188653001500207653002100222653001200243100001200255700001500267700001500282700001700297700001800314700001700332700002100349700001200370700001400382700001300396700001400409700001900423700001700442700001200459700001500471700001500486245004200501300001200543490000700555520099000562022001401552       2016                            d10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aMale10aChina10aCosts and Cost Analysis10aPilot Projects10aInterviews as Topic10aFeasibility Studies10aCause of Death10aSmartphone10aRural Population10aAutopsy1 aJoshi R1 aLopez Alan1 aZhang Jing1 aHuang Liping1 aZhang Jianxin1 aZhang Yuhong1 aRampatige Rasika1 aZhao Yi1 aSun Jixin1 aChen Shu1 aWu Ruijun1 aStewart Andrea1 aSerina Peter1 aLi Cong1 aYan Lijing1 aNeal Bruce00aUse of Smartphone for Verbal Autopsy.  a601-6100 v283 a<p>
Traditionally, verbal autopsies (VA) are collected on paper-based questionnaires and reviewed by physicians for cause of death assignment, it is resource intensive and time consuming. The Population Health Metrics Research Consortium VA questionnaires was made available on an Android-based application and cause of death was derived using the Tariff method. Over one year, all adult deaths occurring in 48 villages in 4 counties were identified and a VA interview was conducted using the smartphone VA application. A total of 507 adult deaths were recorded and VA interviews were conducted. Cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death (35.3%) followed by injury (14.6%) and neoplasms (13.5%). The total cost of the pilot study was USD28 835 (USD0.42 per capita). The interviewers found use of smartphones to conduct interviews to be easier. The study showed that using a smartphone application for VA interviews was feasible for implementation in rural China.
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