Do general practitioners change how they use the computer during consultations with a significant psychological component?

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 534-538

  Chan, Wai Sun ^a   Stevenson, Michael ^b   McGlade, Kieran ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family Practice; Medical informatics computing; Office visits; Psychological stress factors; Video recording

Indexed keywords

ADULT PATIENTS; COMPUTER USE; END USERS; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PARTICIPATION RATE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING; WORKLOAD;

HUMANS; NORTHERN IRELAND; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 45249104370     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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