VaxInfo: An Online Service for Managing Immunization Records and Information

dc.contributor.advisorSummers, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorAliu, Olusesi
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Baltimore. Division of Science, Information Arts, and Technologiesen_US
dc.contributor.programMaster of Science. Interaction Design and Information Architecture (IDIA)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-17T21:38:55Z
dc.date.available2020-12-17T21:38:55Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.descriptionM.S. -- University of Baltimore, 2020
dc.descriptionThesis submitted to the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Baltimore in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Interaction Design and Information Architecture
dc.description.abstractThis project aimed to develop an online service that allows individuals to access and manage their immunization records, as well as information on vaccines and the diseases they prevent. The proposed service sought to close an information gap by providing individuals access to their vaccination records stored in Immunization Information Systems (IIS). After reviewing the literature on data integration, a data architecture was proposed to connect disparate health information systems that contain and process vaccination records. Based on a literature review and comparative analysis of existing immunization applications, an interactive prototype of a web application was designed and tested with 18 participants. Usability testing showed that participants successfully completed most tasks but identified problems with the schedule feature of the application and with the status of individual vaccinations. Users offered suggestions for improving the app, most notably adding features/information to facilitate scheduling vaccination appointments, enabling direct sharing of records with doctors and schools, and simplifying the information presented in the schedule feature. Recommended next steps for implementing this service are to streamline the design and information presented in the schedule feature, conduct additional usability testing, complete a feasibility study of the proposed data architecture and make the business case for departments of health to create the service. The ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic and other recent disease outbreaks underscore the urgent need for this service.en_US
dc.format.extent72 leavesen_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2od0w-svy2
dc.identifier.otherUB_2020_Aliu_O
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/20266
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States*
dc.rightsThis item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by the University of Baltimore for non-commercial research and educational purposes.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectvaccinationsen_US
dc.subjectimmunizationen_US
dc.subjectvaccineen_US
dc.subjectimmunizeen_US
dc.subjectproof of vaccinationen_US
dc.subjectinteroperabilityen_US
dc.subjectData Integrationen_US
dc.subjectvaccination recordsen_US
dc.subjectimmunization recordsen_US
dc.subjectvaccination carden_US
dc.subjectdigital immunization recordsen_US
dc.subjectdigital vaccination recordsen_US
dc.subjectvaccination mobile applicationen_US
dc.subjectimmunization mobile applicationen_US
dc.titleVaxInfo: An Online Service for Managing Immunization Records and Informationen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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