Assessing patient attitudes to computerized screening in primary care: Psychometric properties of the computerized lifestyle assessment scale

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Ahmad, Farah ^a   Hogg Johnson, Sheilah ^b   Skinner, Harvey A ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c York University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computers; Family practice; Psychometric; Risk assessment; Scale; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK REDUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 44449141387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.955     Document Type: Article

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