Tablet computers for hospitalized patients: A pilot study to improve inpatient engagement

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 396-399

  Greysen, S Ryan ^a   Khanna, Raman R ^a   Jacolbia, Ronald ^a   Lee, Herman M ^a   Auerbach, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; COMPUTER; DEVICES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SAFETY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIDEORECORDING; ADOLESCENT; HOSPITALIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MICROCOMPUTER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRENDS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901836306     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2169     Document Type: Article

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