iPad use at the bedside: A tool for engaging patients in care processes during ward rounds?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 986-990

  Baysari, Melissa T ^a,b   Adams, K ^b,c   Lehnbom, E C ^a   Westbrook, J I ^a   Day, R O ^b,d  

^a Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Frome Road University of Adelaide   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

IPad; Patient engagement; Ward round

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; IPAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MOBILE PHONE; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WARD; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MICROCOMPUTER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEACHING ROUND; UTILIZATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TEACHING ROUNDS;

EID: 84910107148     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12518     Document Type: Article

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