diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9bf5233..94d5094 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ARC (Analysis and Research Compendium) is designed to serve as a resource for re - **Open Access**: ARC is made openly available for the research community. While contributions are limited to authorized individuals, the document can be freely accessed and utilized by others. -# ARC Version 1.0.0 +## ARC Version 1.0.0 ARC Version 1.0.0 contains a library of questions to be used in Case Report Forms (CRFs) tailored for outbreak responses for COVID-19, Dengue, Mpox and H5Nx. The CRFs are grouped into five forms, ‘presentation’, ‘daily’, ‘medication’, ‘pathogen testing’, and ‘outcome’, which contain several sections including questions about inclusion and exclusion criteria, hospital admission, patient demographics, travel history, exposure history, pregnancy- and infant-related questions, comorbidities and risk factors, past medical history, medication (drug) history, vaccination history, vital signs assessment, signs and symptoms, clinical assessment, treatment and interventions, laboratory results, imaging results, pathogen testing as well as complications. The questions comprehensively capture the relevant information from the time of presentation to the health facility, daily assessment during admission and at the discharge from the health facility. - **COVID-19 Template:** The COVID-19 template of ARC Version 1.0.0 contains 319 questions to be used for CRFs for COVID-19 outbreak responses, grouped within the forms and sections described above. - **Dengue Template:** The Dengue template of ARC Version 1.0.0 contains 358 questions to be used for CRFs for Dengue outbreak responses, grouped within the forms and sections described above.