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Data collection outcomes comparing paper forms with PDA forms in an office-based patient survey.
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Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Computer-assisted versus oral-and-written dietary history taking for diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011Pooled it
- Health information technologies in geriatrics and gerontology: a mixed systematic review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIAPooled it
- Smartphone versus pen-and-paper data collection of infant feeding practices in rural China.Journal of medical Internet research · 2012Trial
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- CONSENSUS: a Shiny application of dementia evaluation and reporting for the KU ADC longitudinal Clinical Cohort database.JAMIA open · 2021Article
- Electronic forms for patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are an effective, time-efficient, and cost-minimizing alternative to paper forms.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2021Article
- Implementation of Mobile Phone Data Collection in the Conduct EPI Comprehensive Review in East and Southern African Countries.Journal of immunological sciences · 2021Article
- Translation of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Oncology Clinical Trials to Everyday Practice.Annals of surgical oncology · 2020Article
- Validation of an electronic version of the Self-Awareness Questionnaire in English and Italian healthy samples.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2019Article
- Can Geriatric Psychiatry Patients Complete Symptoms Self-Reports Using Tablets? A Randomized Study.Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ · 2017Article
- Evaluating the feasibility of using online software to collect patient information in a chiropractic practice-based research network.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2016Article
- Effectiveness of Using Mobile Phone Image Capture for Collecting Secondary Data: A Case Study on Immunization History Data Among Children in Remote Areas of Thailand.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2015Article
- Mobile technologies and geographic information systems to improve health care systems: a literature review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2014Review
- Customized-Language Voice Survey on Mobile Devices for Text and Image Data Collection Among Ethnic Groups in Thailand: A Proof-of-Concept Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2014Article
- Comparison of two data collection processes in clinical studies: electronic and paper case report forms.BMC medical research methodology · 2014Article
- Efficiencies of Internet-based digital and paper-based scientific surveys and the estimated costs and time for different-sized cohorts.PloS one · 2014Article
- Implementing computerised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health checks in primary care for clinical care and research: a process evaluation.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2013Article
- Prospective evaluation of direct approach with a tablet device as a strategy to enhance survey study participant response rate.BMC research notes · 2012Article
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Abstract
purposeWe compared the completeness of data collection using paper forms and using electronic forms loaded on handheld computers in an office-based patient interview survey conducted within the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network.
methodsWe asked 19 medical assistants and nurses in family practices to administer a survey about pneumococcal immunizations to 60 older adults each, 30 using paper forms and 30 using electronic forms on handheld computers. By random assignment, the interviewers used either the paper or electronic form first. Using multilevel analyses adjusted for patient characteristics and clustering of forms by practice, we analyzed the completeness of the data.
resultsA total of 1,003 of the expected 1,140 forms were returned to the data center. The overall return rate was better for paper forms (537 of 570, 94%) than for electronic forms (466 of 570, 82%) because of technical difficulties experienced with electronic data collection and stolen or lost handheld computers. Errors of omission on the returned forms, however, were more common using paper forms. Of the returned forms, only 3% of those gathered electronically had errors of omission, compared with 35% of those gathered on paper. Similarly, only 0.04% of total survey items were missing on the electronic forms, compared with 3.5% of the survey items using paper forms.
conclusionsAlthough handheld computers produced more complete data than the paper method for the returned forms, they were not superior because of the large amount of missing data due to technical difficulties with the hand-held computers or loss or theft. Other hardware solutions, such as tablet computers or cell phones linked via a wireless network directly to a Web site, may be better electronic solutions for the future.
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