The baseline data collection involved mapping pre-existing linkages by undertaking an indicator survey to record the professional linkages between the programs.
The practice allowed major indicators to be recorded in at least three different places, including the national ART register, child's paper medical record, and the electronic platform, which was useful in checking consistency and validity of data.
A previous Delphi process involving a panel of international experts reached consensus on how to record indicators of cross-border migration as they relate to perinatal health [ 38].
The study used the WHO prescribing indicators, which are supposed to record exactly what is prescribed to patients, but not why.
Traditional nutrition surveillance systems – like the one previously used in Malawi – require health workers to record indicators such as each child's age, height, weight and upper-arm circumference.
On one hand, observational survey was conducted to record the indicators about interchange facilities provision; on the other hand, 603 questionnaires were collected to reflect the passengers' perception of interchange services.
Waking EEG was used to record physiological indicators of sleepiness using a 64-channel QuickAmp system (Brain Products GmbH Munich, Germany) and Ag/AgCl electrodes using the standardised 10-10 montage [ 43].
Eye movements and blinks were monitored with electrooculogram (EOG) electrodes placed around the eyes, and 5 head-position indicator (HPI) coils were used to record the head position (every 200 ms) within the MEG helmet.
The GPs in the intervention group were invited to use the RADPAC indicators to screen the medical records of all persons in their practice to identify those patients with CHF, COPD or cancer who potentially could benefit from a palliative care approach.
A solution would be to simultaneously record multiple indicators and then conduct a multivariate analysis of the results (North et al. 2006; Turnbull et al. 2005).
