Development of information system for emergency situation to support prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019, Suphan Buri Province: Cov19-Suphanburi Platform.

Abstract

     This action research aimed to study the development of information system for emergency situation to support prevention and control of the COVID-19 virus in Suphan Buri Province. The study design as follows: (1) Planning and define requirements, it was a quantitative study using secondary data, and a document study to study the situation of COVID-19, (2) Design and user prototype development, (3) System Creation, (4) System testing and changeover. The sample consisted of 183 emergency personnel. The research tools comprise questionnaires, and operational reports, while it analyzed quantitative data with descriptive statistics and a One-sample t-test.
     The study showed that the situation of the 2019 coronavirus disease in Suphan Buri Province between 2020 and 2022 found 15, 14,662 and 35,304 patients, respectively, which is an increasing outbreak. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an information system that can store and manage big data efficiently. Therefore, Application called Cov19-Suphanburi Platform was created. When studying the results of the surveillance, prevention, and control of the 2019 coronavirus disease, an information system employing a real-time database management system proved to be a valuable tool for COVID-19 surveillance and screening; integrated data and information systems can support decision-making processes in implementing COVID-19 measures at the provincial level; and the data structure and software engineering approach employed in this study can serve as a model to aid in combating future outbreaks. it was found that the system which was developed and adjusted in a limited time during the emergency, the cooperation between the situation awareness team, and the rapid of information technology team allowed the situation awareness team to reduce the daily working time that was able to submit the reports on time, reduce stress for officers. The disease investigation teams in each area received information forwarding and returning quickly, accurately, and based on the security of the information system, and expand the user groups to various groups in the emergency response system.