DISCUSSION: The outcome of the evaluation showed significant progression in students’ feeling of improvement of their skills in different aspects concerning the referral of a patient after participating in the pilot. Besides, students evaluated the usability of DPS positive and … Continued
Conclusion: BART has limitations that need to be addressed through future enhancements. However, it demonstrates potential for reuse of documented patient data to automatically populate pressure ulcer risk using the Braden scale. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
CONCLUSION: The transtheoretical model provides an enormous theoretical and empirical variability of tailoring. However, tailoring for a major subgroup of smokers, i.e. those who do not intend to quit, needs improvement. Conceptual ideas for additional tailoring variables are discussed. PMID: … Continued
CONCLUSION: The doctors were found to adopt one of three broad styles of computer use during their consultations. In consultations with observable significant psychological content doctors significantly reduce the proportion of time at the computer suggesting an ability to appropriately … Continued
(Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
Conclusions: In this setting, the main motivation for physicians to start using PACS is effort expectancy, whereas performance expectancy only becomes important after the physicians started using PACS. It is also very important that physicians perceive that their social environment … Continued
CONCLUSION: This web-based intervention using SMS of personal cellular phone and Internet improved HbA(1)c and 2HPPT at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months in patients with obese type 2 diabetes. PMID: 17881285 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: International … Continued
Conclusion: Considering HIT investment from the point of view of a global portfolio and applying econometric and microeconomic tools allow the required confidence level to be attained for choosing the right amount of HIT investments. It could also allow hospitals … Continued
Conclusions: Our paper provides implications and solutions for how older adults’ wellness self-monitoring tools can enhance patient-health care provider interaction, patient education, and improvement in overall wellness. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
Conclusions: Mobile ICT tools may break down informal communication and coordination structures. This may reduce the efficiency of the new tools, or contribute to resistance towards such systems. In some situations however such “disrupted rhythms” may be overcome by including … Continued