Applications of Technological Solutions in Primary Ways of Preventing Transmission of Respiratory Infectious Diseases—A Systematic Literature Review

Gleidson Sobreira Leite, Adriano Bessa Albuquerque and Plácido Rogerio Pinheiro
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Gleidson Sobreira Leite: UNIFOR, Department of Computer Science, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza 60811-905, CE, Brazil
Adriano Bessa Albuquerque: UNIFOR, Department of Computer Science, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza 60811-905, CE, Brazil
Plácido Rogerio Pinheiro: UNIFOR, Department of Computer Science, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza 60811-905, CE, Brazil

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 20, 1-50

Abstract: With the growing concern about the spread of new respiratory infectious diseases, several studies involving the application of technology in the prevention of these diseases have been carried out. Among these studies, it is worth highlighting the importance of those focused on the primary forms of prevention, such as social distancing, mask usage, quarantine, among others. This importance arises because, from the emergence of a new disease to the production of immunizers, preventive actions must be taken to reduce contamination and fatalities rates. Despite the considerable number of studies, no records of works aimed at the identification, registration, selection, and rigorous analysis and synthesis of the literature were found. For this purpose, this paper presents a systematic review of the literature on the application of technological solutions in the primary ways of respiratory infectious diseases transmission prevention. From the 1139 initially retrieved, 219 papers were selected for data extraction, analysis, and synthesis according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results enabled the identification of a general categorization of application domains, as well as mapping of the adopted support mechanisms. Findings showed a greater trend in studies related to pandemic planning and, among the support mechanisms adopted, data and mathematical application-related solutions received greater attention. Topics for further research and improvement were also identified such as the need for a better description of data analysis and evidence.

Keywords: healthcare; infectious disease; information technology; literature review; transmission prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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