PURPOSE: We wanted to study patient receptivity to using pen-tablet computers for collecting data in a practice-based research network. METHODS: We analyzed exit interviews and field notes collected by trained research assistants as part of a larger Colorado Research Network (CaReNet) study comparing pen-tablet and paper-pencil methods to collect data for the Primary Care Network Survey (PRINS). RESULTS: A total of 168 patients completed a patient exit interview after completion of the pen-tablet-based survey instrument. Analyses of these brief interviews and field notes indicated that patients had favorable reactions to using pen-tablet computers. The most common barriers were related to glitches in the technology; the voice recognition software was the most problematic, with patients (as well as clinicians) finding this feature to be frustrating. CONCLUSIONS: Patients were able and willing to use pen-tablet computers for completing forms within busy primary care offices. Increasing patient involvement in practice-based research may be even more practicable through the use of this novel technology, which can allow patient-directed data collection at a single point in time as well as longitudinally.
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PURPOSE: We wanted to study patient receptivity to using pen-tablet computers for collecting data in a practice-based research network. METHODS: We analyzed exit interviews and field notes collected by trained research assistants as part of a larger Colorado Research Network (CaReNet) study comparing pen-tablet and paper-pencil methods to collect data for the Primary Care Network Survey (PRINS). RESULTS: A total of 168 patients completed a patient exit interview after completion of the pen-tablet-based survey instrument. Analyses of these brief interviews and field notes indicated that patients had favorable reactions to using pen-tablet computers. The most common barriers were related to glitches in the technology; the voice recognition software was the most problematic, with patients (as well as clinicians) finding this feature to be frustrating. CONCLUSIONS:Patients were able and willing to use pen-tablet computers for completing forms within busy primary care offices. Increasing patient involvement in practice-based research may be even more practicable through the use of this novel technology, which can allow patient-directed data collection at a single point in time as well as longitudinally.
Authors: James M Galliher; Thomas V Stewart; Paramod K Pathak; James J Werner; L Miriam Dickinson; John M Hickner Journal: Ann Fam Med Date: 2008 Mar-Apr Impact factor: 5.166
Authors: Stephen E Ross; Kevin B Johnson; Katie A Siek; Jeffry S Gordon; Danish U Khan; Leah M Haverhals Journal: J Med Internet Res Date: 2011-07-12 Impact factor: 5.428