Changing attitudes towards online electronic health records and online patient documentation in rheumatology outpatients

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Robert Monser¹  Christof Specker¹  Jutta G. Richter¹  Tobias Koch¹  Matthias Schneider¹  Arnd Becker¹  Reinhart Willers¹  Ben Schacher¹  Mirco Nixdorf¹  Rieke Alten¹ 

关键词: Online self-reported outcome assessments;    online patient documentation;    electronic health records;    Internet;    quality of care;    patient management;    Rheumatology;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Pacini Editore SpA

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES: The Internet supports interactive patient assessments, online documentation and access to online electronic health records (EHRs), but little is known about the acceptance of these features and trends in rheumatology patients. Therefore, we studied patients` attitudes and willingness to participate in online patient (self-)documentation. METHODS: We interviewed 153 consecutive outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus or spondyloarthritis using a paperbased self-administered questionnaire. To detect recent trends in patients` perception we compared our 2006 data to the results of our survey conducted in 2001. P-values provided in the abstract reflect the comparisons from 2001 and 2006. RESULTS: Patients were predominantly female (69.3%; n.s.), mean age was 45.7±14.4 years (n.s.), and 68.6% (+18.6% compared to 2001; p

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