Substance Abuse Poisoning Registry development: Based on lessons learned
from a pilot implementation.
Abstract
Introduction: Substance abuse has been recognized as a national
problem in which poisoning with pharmaceutical drugs, opioids and
alcohols is a common problem in Iran. Due to the lack of a comprehensive
information system related to Substance abuse, despite the systematic
information in health services, and to achieve this goal, the purpose of
this research was to develop a registry system for substance abuse
poisoning in - Urmia University of Medical Sciences. Materials
and methods: This research is a practical development study that was
done in 4 phases. In the first phase, minimum data set (MDS) of the
system were determined. In the second phase, the registration system was
designed. The third phase includes the implementation of the system, and
finally, the system was evaluated by QUIS questionnaire.
Findings: A total of 58 data elements in 6 classes were
recognized as essential for this system from the point of view of
experts. The system was implemented on the ASP.NET platform using C#
language and SQL Server database in the poisoning department of
Taleghani Hospital in Urmia. The evaluation of usability of the system
showed score obtained in the 6 main categories were in set of terms of
the system 8.52, screen 8.36, ability to learn 8.8, overall
functionality 8.04, user interface 7.98, and the overall interaction is
7.73 respectively. Conclusion: Considering the capabilities of
the system for registering poisonings caused by drug abuse, it seems
necessary to implement this system in the form of a national network, in
order to make the necessary interventions to control drug abuse while
using resources efficiently.