A website to improve asthma care by suggesting patient questions for physicians: Qualitative analysis of user experiences

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Hartmann, Christine W ^a   Sciamanna, Christopher N ^a   Blanch, Danielle C ^b   Mui, Sarah ^c   Lawless, Heather ^d   Manocchia, Michael ^e   Rosen, Rochelle K ^f   Pietropaoli, Anthony ^g  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^e HEALTH DIALOG   (United States)

^f MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Internet; Patient education; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249671620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.9.1.e3     Document Type: Article

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