Tools for Electronic Surveillance of Testicular cancer (TEST): Understanding patient perspectives on access to electronic medical record (EMR)-based technology in a cancer follow-up context.
Published: 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
ISBN-13: 9780494211892
Description: Purpose. To understand the suitability and perspectives of testicular cancer surveillance patients regarding disease-specific EMR-based technology.Method. Mixed methods including a descriptive survey of 106 surveillance patients and a qualitative focus group study using grounded.Results. Quantitative: The majority of respondents agree that face-to-face encounters and physical exams are important. 91% of respondents use the internet, 75% for health information. Most respondents are interested in accessing test results online. Qualitative: Practicality, meaning of information, patient-doctor relationship, risk of recurrence, and role of technology are key factors in how surveillance patients regard disease-specific EMR. Each factor operates through the central theme of reassurance , and all may be influenced by temporality.Conclusions. Prevailing models of technology acceptance understate the complexity of the patient user and implications of online access to health information. Reassurance is the overriding element influencing attitudes of surveillance patients and needs to be considered to maximize the likelihood of technology acceptance and use in this context.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-03, page: 1446.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2006.

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