Enabling distributed electronic research data collection for a rural Appalachian tobacco cessation study.
Tobacco use is increasingly prevalent among vulnerable populations, such as people living in rural Appalachian communities. Owing to limited access to a reliable internet service in such settings, there is no widespread adoption of electronic data capture tools for conducting community-based research. By integrating the REDCap data collection application with a custom synchronization tool, the authors have enabled a workflow in which field research staff located throughout the Ohio Appalachian [...]
Author(s): Borlawsky, Tara B, Lele, Omkar, Jensen, Daniel, Hood, Nancy E, Wewers, Mary Ellen
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000354