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 .
A clinical trial comparing interviewer and computer-assisted assessment among clients with severe mental illness.
OBJECTIVE Demographic , behavioral , and diagnostic information should routinely be collected from clients with severe mental illness , and data gathering should employ the most efficient techniques available . Surveys are increasingly conducted via Web-based computer-assisted interviewing ( CAI ) , but this technique is not well vali date d for patients with severe mental illness . A r and omized clinical trial of 245 clients was carried out to compare face-to face and computer-assisted interviewing ( 233 clients completed two surveys ) . METHODS Self-report data were collected on demographic characteristics , substance abuse , risk behaviors for blood-borne diseases , trauma history , and posttraumatic stress disorder . Each client was assessed twice and r and omly assigned to one of the four possible combinations of interviewer and computer ( computer and computer , N=53 ; computer and interviewer , N=56 ; interviewer and computer , N=59 ; and interviewer and interviewer , N=65 ) . The two formats were compared on feasibility , client preference , cost , reliability , convergent validity , and criterion validity . RESULTS This study demonstrated the feasibility of  CAI across a variety of inpatient and outpatient setting s. All participants who began the CAI process completed the interview and responded to over 95 % of the survey items . Participants liked using the computers as well as they liked face-to-face interviews , and they completed the  CAI  as quickly . CAI produced data as reliable and valid as face-to-face interviews produced and was less expensive , and results were available more quickly . The two formats were similar in criterion validity . CONCLUSIONS CAI appears to be a viable technology for gathering clinical data from the population with severe mental illness and for transforming such information into a useful , quickly accessible form to aid in clinical decision making
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 .