COVID-19 Template App: COVID-19 RDT Tracking
The COVID-19 RDT application is available to be imported directly into CommCare project spaces for all users are an advanced plan and above. The application can be imported, along with all other free template applications, in this library: https://www.commcarehq.org/covid19.
COVID-19 RDT Tracing Application Demo Video (please click image below)
About the COVID-19 RDT Tracking Application
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The COVID-19 RDT Tracking application is available to be imported directly into all Advanced CommCare project spaces, along with all free COVID-19 template applications, in this library: https://www.commcarehq.org/covid19
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Application Overview | ||
The application, designed by FIND and Dimagi, supports health workers as they administer and record the results of COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). The application features workflows for patient registration, test initiation, and result capture. It also offers assistance to workers to ensure they are following testing protocol including:
The application facilitates collection of relevant testing point of care properties (e.g. test times, duration, image, results, etc.) including all those described in the ACT-A COVID Antigen RDT Data Model developed by FIND and the ACT-A. It is designed to be used as a standalone tool or as a modular template for questions, modules, and forms which can be incorporated into pre-existing applications to integrate support workflows for applying RDTs. Incorporating these forms will ensure that RDT data which is captured is compatible with the ACT-A Data model for reporting. To support the RDT workflows, this CommCare application is integrated with the Rapid Diagnostics Toolkit, an Open Source Global Good which is downloadable from the Google Play Store for free, and offers support for RDTs across multiple diseases. CommCare is linked to the Rapid Diagnostics Toolkit via the Android App Callout feature, and the integration can be further customized as needed. | ||
Application Details
This application was co-designed by FIND and Dimagi to support frontline health workers delivering COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. It supports the following workflows:
Patent Registration
Test Initiation
Test Result Capture
Description of Forms in CommCare
The table below breaks down the the role of each form in the CommCare application:
Going Further: Utilizing Locations and Custom User Properties
In the ‘Capture Test Results’ form, there are hidden values (administrator_id, facility_name, facility_id, and facility_address) which have been intentionally left blank. Implementers who want to follow the ACT-A COVID Antigen RDT Data Model have the option to allow users to fill these fields in manually (via free text questions posed to users) or they can utilize custom location and custom user data and pull them into forms automatically.
Since we know these features are not ubiquitous across all CommCare projects, we left the fields blank in the ‘Capture Test Result’ form and have demonstrated the x-path expressions needed to reference the properties in the ‘Sample Logic’ form. Along with that step however, implementers will need to configure the user properties and custom location data in a manner on their own.
Custom User Data can be used to create and reference the administrator_id property. Customer User Data is a feature that enables you to store and reference information about your mobile workers. In order to reference administrator_id, you must begin by creating that as a custom user field, and then when creating mobile workers, you must assign them a value for that field. Once you’ve done so, you can copy the calculate condition on the administrator_id node in the ‘Sample Logic’ form into the same node in the ‘Capture Test Results’ form. You can read more about user property references here.
To easily reference the facility_id and facility_address fields one must add each as custom location fields. To do this, implementers will need to create fields titled facility_id and facility_address as custom location fields and assign values to those fields for each location. Once you’ve done so, you can copy the calculate condition on the facility_id and facility_address nodes in the ‘Sample Logic’ form into the same nodes in the ‘Capture Test Results’ form.
User Training
To support programs, Dimagi and FIND have developed an end user training guide for the template application. The training guide can be referenced here. The guide walks users through the process of downloading CommCare and the Rapid Diagnostics Toolkit, using CommCare, through the workflows of the template application.
Data Dictionary and Case Types
The application supports the collection of all fields in the ACT-A COVID Antigen RDT Data Model. The fields and their purpose are described below.
Like many CommCare applications, this template application uses case management to keep track of progress of various points of interest. To learn more about case types and relationships please review your application’s case summary.
This application makes use of two case types: patient and test. The patient case holds information on the patient including demographic details and most recent test information, while the test case, a child case of the patient case, holds information about a given test. A patient case may have many child test cases associated with it.
Rapid Diagnostics Toolkit Overview & Test Types Supported
The Rapid Diagnostics Toolkit is intended to provide community health workers with efficient and effective tools to support their application and processing of tests at the point of care
The Rapid Diagnostics Toolkit:
Provides digital job aids to guide health workers in accurately administering RDTs
Captures metadata to provide visibility into how RDTs are being applied, and whether best practices are being followed
Automates data collection and eliminates key sources of errors
Enables high-level supervision of health workers’ RDT administration
Currently, the tool is designed to be directly downloaded from the Google Play Store where the latest version will be available.
In addition to support for COVID-19 tests the toolkit also supports RDT’s for other diseases, notably Malaria, which may be of use in other applications as well. Some RDT’s in the toolkit support additional features, such as validation that a picture taken of an RDT is clear and automated interpretation of the test results, but those features are not yet available for supported COVID-19 RDT’s.
Currently Supported COVID-19 RDTs
Below is a list of the COVID-19 Antigen RDTs that the Rapid Diagnostic Toolkit currently hosts. Users can view the associated instructions, use the timer functionality within the Rapid Diagnostics Toolkit, photograph the RDT, and enter their interpretation.
Going Further
The Rapid Diagnostics Toolkit can be further customized for your program, building off of the example from the template app, either to support COVID-19 or other types of diagnostic testing.
Our help site contains additional documentation outlining some of the options available for customizing the toolkit. You can also ask questions on the CommCare Forum about different options as well.
Cloudworks Data Backend
Programs which are managing RDT programs at scale may benefit from integrating an additional technical component available through the Cloudworks Data Backend. Cloudworks is an Open Source web service which supports capturing and reporting more extensive metadata as part of the Rapid Diagnostics Toolkit sessions, including full resolution images of RDT’s and detailed traces of usage to improve delivery.
The Cloudworks data backend can be hosted independently from its Open Source codebase. Our team is also seeking participants who are interested in participating in a closed beta of the toolkit which is hosted as a service. If you are interested in enrolling in the beta, please reach out to cloudworks-support@dimagi.com.
You can find docs about connecting the backend from the help wiki.