Infectious Disease Management Systems in the Gulf Region: The Current Status and Potential Impact

F. A. Alanezi, F. Hussain, H. Q. Yu

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Abstract

No study has investigated the current state andpotential impact of using infectious disease management systems in the Gulf Region. In this paper, we aim to investigatethe current published literature to identify the studies and the potential impact of these technologies on improving infectious disease management. This study reviews the published papers (1975-2014) using a systematic approach. This entails searchingpeer-reviewed articles in both English (PubMed, Web of Science, and IEEE Xplorer) and Arabic (Al Manhal, Mandumah, and AskZad) electronic databases using the following terms: "infectious diseases", "e-health", "infectious diseases management systems", and country name. We analysed 96 English articles and 68 Arabic articles. No studies met the inclusion criteria. In conclusion, there is a need to conduct extensive research in this region, such as designing asystem based on the needs of infectious patients as well as relevant social phenomena.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 19th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, 14th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing and 15th International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Applications to Business, Engineering and Science, CSE-EUC-DCABES 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages656-659
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509035939
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event19th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, 14th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing and 15th International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Applications to Business, Engineering and Science, CSE-EUC-DCABES 2016 - Paris, France
Duration: 24 Aug 201626 Aug 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings - 19th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, 14th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing and 15th International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Applications to Business, Engineering and Science, CSE-EUC-DCABES 2016

Conference

Conference19th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, 14th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing and 15th International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Applications to Business, Engineering and Science, CSE-EUC-DCABES 2016
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period24/08/1626/08/16

Keywords

  • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • e-health
  • infectious disease management
  • social networking for healthcare

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