Pauses in doctor-patient conversation during computer use: The design significance of their durations and accompanying topic changes

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 398-409

  Newman, William ^a   Button, Graham ^b   Cairns, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversational pauses; Medical interaction; User interface design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER USE; CONVERSATION ANALYSIS; DESIGNING SYSTEMS; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; USER INTERFACE DESIGNS;

DESIGN; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; USER INTERFACES;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77950517877     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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