J 2020

Complex Reporting of the COVID-19 Epidemic in the Czech Republic: Use of an Interactive Web-Based App in Practice

KOMENDA, Martin, Vojtěch BULHART, Matěj KAROLYI, Jiří JARKOVSKÝ, Jan MUŽÍK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Complex Reporting of the COVID-19 Epidemic in the Czech Republic: Use of an Interactive Web-Based App in Practice

Authors

KOMENDA, Martin (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Vojtěch BULHART (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Matěj KAROLYI (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jiří JARKOVSKÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jan MUŽÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ondřej MÁJEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lenka ŠNAJDROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petra RŮŽIČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jarmila RAZOVA (203 Czech Republic), Roman PRYMULA (203 Czech Republic), Barbora MACKOVA (203 Czech Republic), Pavel BREZOVSKY (203 Czech Republic), Jan MAROUNEK, Vladimir CERNY (203 Czech Republic) and Ladislav DUŠEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Journal of medical Internet research, Toronto, JMIR Publications Inc. 2020, 1438-8871

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30304 Public and environmental health

Country of publisher

Canada

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 5.428

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/20:00115808

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

UT WoS

000535659900001

Keywords in English

coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Czech Republic; web app; interactive reporting; epidemiological overview; CRISP-DM; public health; app; epidemiology; virus; health data; data mining; modeling

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 17/6/2020 08:56, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

Background: The beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic dates back to December 31, 2019, when the first cases were reported in the People's Republic of China In the Czech Republic, the first three cases of infection with the novel coronavirus were confirmed on March 1, 2020. The joint effort of state authorities and researchers gave rise to a unique team, which combines methodical knowledge of real-world processes with the know-how needed for effective processing, analysis, and online visualization of data. Objective: Due to an urgent need for a tool that presents important reports based on valid data sources, a team of government experts and researchers focused on the design and development of a web app intended to provide a regularly updated overview of COVID-19 epidemiology in the Czech Republic to the general population. Methods: The cross-industry standard process for data mining model was chosen for the complex solution of analytical processing and visualization of data that provides validated information on the COVID-19 epidemic across the Czech Republic. Great emphasis was put on the understanding and a correct implementation of all six steps (business understanding, data understanding, data preparation, modelling, evaluation, and deployment) needed in the process, including the infrastructure of a nationwide information system; the methodological setting of communication channels between all involved stakeholders; and data collection, processing, analysis, validation, and visualization. Results: The web-based overview of the current spread of COVID-19 in the Czech Republic has been developed as an online platform providing a set of outputs in the form of tables, graphs, and maps intended for the general public. On March 12, 2020, the first version of the web portal, containing fourteen overviews divided into five topical sections, was released. The web portal's primary objective is to publish a well-arranged visualization and clear explanation of basic information consisting of the overall numbers of performed tests, confirmed cases of COVID-19, COVID-19-related deaths, the daily and cumulative overviews of people with a positive COVID-19 case, performed tests, location and country of infection of people with a positive COVID-19 case, hospitalizations of patients with COVID-19, and distribution of personal protective equipment. Conclusions: The online interactive overview of the current spread of COVID-19 in the Czech Republic was launched on March 11, 2020, and has immediately become the primary communication channel employed by the health care sector to present the current situation regarding the COVID-19 epidemic. This complex reporting of the COVID-19 epidemic in the Czech Republic also shows an effective way to interconnect knowledge held by various specialists, such as regional and national methodology experts (who report positive cases of the disease on a daily basis), with knowledge held by developers of central registries, analysts, developers of web apps, and leaders in the health care sector.