Is PDA good for complex documentation in healthcare?

Polun Chang*, Chiao Ling Hsu, Chung Fu Lan

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The screen interface has been believed to be the major barrier for the adoption of mobile devices with small display in healthcare. The study objective was to evaluate nurses' perception of the ease of use and usefulness of PDA application, designed with customerized design principles. The PDA application consisted of 18 categories composed of 262 questions over 63 screens, which was designed based on a 21-page Chinese version of the interRAI MDS-HC homecare assessment tool. A WiFi Palm

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConnecting Health and Humans - Proceedings of NI2009
Subtitle of host publicationThe 10th International Congress on Nursing Informatics
PublisherIOS Press
Pages115-120
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781607500247
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event10th International Congress on Nursing Informatics: Connecting Health and Humans, NI2009 - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 28 Jun 20091 Jul 2009

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume146
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Conference

Conference10th International Congress on Nursing Informatics: Connecting Health and Humans, NI2009
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period28/06/091/07/09

Keywords

  • Documentation
  • Homecare
  • Interface design
  • PDA

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