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 .
Differences in young people's reports of sexual behaviors according to interview methodology: a randomized trial in India.
OBJECTIVES We compared reports of sexual behaviors given in st and ard face-to-face interviews with reports given in audio computer-assisted self-interviews ( ACASIs ) and culturally specific interactive interviews  among adolescents in India . We sought to determine which of the interview methods leads to higher reporting of sexual behaviors among economically disadvantaged 15 - 19-year-olds in urban India . METHODS We conducted a r and omized trial in which each participant ( 583 boys and 475 girls ) was assigned to 2 interview methods : face-to-face interview and ACASI or interactive interview . We used matched case-control analyses to assess differences in the individual 's reporting on the 2 methods . RESULTS Female participants consistently reported fewer sexual behaviors in ACASIs than in face-to-face interviews , whereas male participants ' reports differed according to type of sexual behavior and interview mode . Both male and female participants reported more sexual behaviors during interactive interviews than during face-to-face interviews . Twenty-eight percent of male participants reported having engaged in heterosexual intercourse in interactive interviews , as compared with 20 % in face-to-face interviews ( P < .01 ) ; the corresponding percentages for female participants were 7 % and 2 % ( P<.01 ) . CONCLUSIONS Our results showed that young people were more likely to report sexual behaviors in culturally specific interactive interviews than in face-to-face interviews . By contrast , ACASIs did not uniformly lead to higher reporting levels than did face-to-face interviews
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 .