The study showed that the computerized decision aid appears to increase the proportion of patients who responded to invitations to discuss CVD prevention with their doctor .
We tentatively conclude that CAHTS can provide individually-tailored information about CVD prevention .
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES CVD is an important global healthcare issue ; it is the leading cause of global mortality , with an increasing incidence identified in both developed and developing countries .
It is also an extremely costly disease for healthcare systems unless managed effectively .
In this review we aim ed to : - Assess the effect of computer-assisted versus oral- and -written history taking on the quality of collected information for the prevention and management of CVD . -
Assess the effect of computer-assisted versus oral- and -written history taking on the prevention and management of CVD .
Data Collection Outcomes Comparing Paper Forms With PDA Forms in an Office-Based Patient Survey
PURPOSE We compared the completeness of data collection using paper forms and using electronic forms loaded on h and held computers in an office-based patient interview survey conducted within the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network . METHODS We asked 19 medical assistants and nurses in family practice s to administer a survey about pneumococcal immunizations to 60 older adults each , 30 using paper forms and 30 using electronic forms on h and held computers .  By r and om assignment , the interviewers used either the paper or electronic form first . Using multilevel analyses adjusted for patient characteristics and clustering of forms by practice , we analyzed the completeness of the data . RESULTS A total of 1,003 of the expected 1,140 forms were returned to the data center . The overall return rate was better for paper forms ( 537 of 570 , 94 % ) than for electronic forms ( 466 of 570 , 82 % ) because of technical difficulties experienced with electronic data collection and stolen or lost h and held computers . Errors of omission on the returned forms , however , were more common using paper forms . Of the returned forms , only 3 % of those gathered electronically had errors of omission , compared with 35 % of those gathered on paper . Similarly , only 0.04 % of total survey items were missing on the electronic forms , compared with 3.5 % of the survey items using paper forms . CONCLUSIONS Although h and held computers produced more complete data than the paper method for the returned forms , they were not superior because of the large amount of missing data due to technical difficulties with the h and -held computers or loss or theft . Other hardware solutions , such as tablet computers or cell phones linked via a wireless network directly to a Web site , may be better electronic solutions for the future
The study showed that the computerized decision aid appears to increase the proportion of patients who responded to invitations to discuss CVD prevention with their doctor .
We tentatively conclude that CAHTS can provide individually-tailored information about CVD prevention .
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES CVD is an important global healthcare issue ; it is the leading cause of global mortality , with an increasing incidence identified in both developed and developing countries .
It is also an extremely costly disease for healthcare systems unless managed effectively .
In this review we aim ed to : - Assess the effect of computer-assisted versus oral- and -written history taking on the quality of collected information for the prevention and management of CVD . -
Assess the effect of computer-assisted versus oral- and -written history taking on the prevention and management of CVD .