Brief communication: Patient satisfaction with the use of tablet computers: A pilot study in two outpatient home dialysis clinics

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Schick Makaroff, Kara ^a   Molzahn, Anita ^a  

^a Edmonton Clinic Health Academy   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electronic patient reported outcome measures; Health related quality of life; Home dialysis; iPad; Nursing; Patient reported outcome measures; Tablet computer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDMONTON SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE; FEMALE; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KIDNEY DISEASE QUALITY OF LIFE 36; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84991037010     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20543581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40697-014-0022-9     Document Type: Article

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