Randomised trial of personalised computer based information for cancer patients. Export

@article{citeulike:582714, abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To compare the use and effect of a computer based information system for cancer patients that is personalised using each patient's medical record with a system providing only general information and with information provided in booklets. Design: Randomised trial with three groups. Data collected at start of radiotherapy, one week later (when information provided), three weeks later, and three months later. PARTICIPANTS: 525 patients started radical radiotherapy; 438 completed follow up. INTERVENTIONS: Two groups were offered information via computer (personalised or general information, or both) with open access to computer thereafter; the third group was offered a selection of information booklets. OUTCOMES: Patients' views and preferences, use of computer and information, and psychological status; doctors' perceptions; cost of interventions. RESULTS: More patients offered the personalised information said that they had learnt something new, thought the information was relevant, used the computer again, and showed their computer printouts to others. There were no major differences in doctors' perceptions of patients. More of the general computer group were anxious at three months. With an electronic patient record system, in the long run the personalised information system would cost no more than the general system. Full access to booklets cost twice as much as the general system. CONCLUSIONS: Patients preferred computer systems that provided information from their medical records to systems that just provided general information. This has implications for the design and implementation of electronic patient record systems and reliance on general sources of patient information.}, address = {Department of Public Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8RZ. r.b.jones@udcf.gla.ac.uk}, author = {Jones, R. and Pearson, J. and McGregor, S. and Cawsey, A. J. and Barrett, A. and Craig, N. and Atkinson, J. M. and Gilmour, W. H. and McEwen, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {582714}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10550090}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=10550090}, day = {6}, issn = {0959-8138}, journal = {BMJ}, keywords = {cancer, informatics, phr, rct, resources}, month = {November}, number = {7219}, pages = {1241--1247}, posted-at = {2006-04-12 07:30:28}, priority = {2}, title = {Randomised trial of personalised computer based information for cancer patients.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10550090}, volume = {319}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:582714 L3 - citeulike-article-id:582714 N2 - OBJECTIVE: To compare the use and effect of a computer based information system for cancer patients that is personalised using each patient's medical record with a system providing only general information and with information provided in booklets. Design: Randomised trial with three groups. Data collected at start of radiotherapy, one week later (when information provided), three weeks later, and three months later. PARTICIPANTS: 525 patients started radical radiotherapy; 438 completed follow up. INTERVENTIONS: Two groups were offered information via computer (personalised or general information, or both) with open access to computer thereafter; the third group was offered a selection of information booklets. OUTCOMES: Patients' views and preferences, use of computer and information, and psychological status; doctors' perceptions; cost of interventions. RESULTS: More patients offered the personalised information said that they had learnt something new, thought the information was relevant, used the computer again, and showed their computer printouts to others. There were no major differences in doctors' perceptions of patients. More of the general computer group were anxious at three months. With an electronic patient record system, in the long run the personalised information system would cost no more than the general system. Full access to booklets cost twice as much as the general system. CONCLUSIONS: Patients preferred computer systems that provided information from their medical records to systems that just provided general information. This has implications for the design and implementation of electronic patient record systems and reliance on general sources of patient information. IS - 7219 JF - BMJ SN - 0959-8138 AD - Department of Public Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8RZ. r.b.jones@udcf.gla.ac.uk EP - 1247 TI - Randomised trial of personalised computer based information for cancer patients. VL - 319 SP - 1241 KW - cancer KW - informatics KW - phr KW - rct KW - resources AU - Jones, R AU - Pearson, J AU - McGregor, S AU - Cawsey, AJ AU - Barrett, A AU - Craig, N AU - Atkinson, JM AU - Gilmour, WH AU - McEwen, J PY - 1999/11/06/ UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10550090 ER -