Perceived barriers and facilitators of using a web-based interactive decision aid for colorectal cancer screening in community practice settings: Findings from focus groups with primary care clinicians and medical office staff

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Jimbo, Masahito ^a   Shultz, Cameron Garth ^b   Nease, Donald Eugene ^c   Fetters, Michael Derwin ^b   Power, Debra ^d   Ruffin, Mack Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Moore Power Marketing   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Colon cancer; Colonoscopy; Decision support techniques; Early detection of cancer; Focus groups; Health information technology; Reminder systems

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REMINDER SYSTEM; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE;

CANCER SCREENING; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84891753462     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2914     Document Type: Article

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