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7711686

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-16
pubmed:abstractText
The use of pen-based electronic questionnaires and conventional paper questionnaires was compared in a randomized crossover study. Forty-six patients, aged 17-81 years, suffering from gastro-intestinal disorders, initially filled in a paper quality of life questionnaire for familiarization purposes, then on two subsequent visits completed electronic and paper questionnaires in randomized order. At the last visit they completed a preference survey. The results showed a high degree of acceptability of the electronic questionnaire, with 57% of patient preferring electronic and 13% preferring paper, while the remaining 30% expressed no preference. Neither age, gender nor familiarity with technology showed any marked association with patients' preferences. All patients found both paper and electronic questionnaires easy to use. Data were more complete on the electronic questionnaire (100%) than on the paper (99.1%). Data handling procedures were greatly simplified. These results show that major benefits in completeness of data, speed of data flow, and data handling workload can be obtained from the use of pen-based electronic questionnaires.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0962-9343
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Electronic quality of life questionnaires: a comparison of pen-based electronic questionnaires with conventional paper in a gastrointestinal study.
pubmed:affiliation
Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial