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8168677

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of this study was to describe the attitudes of general practitioners (GPs) and their patients to patient-held health records (PHR). The study was set in a general practice in South Australia. It consisted of a descriptive study using a mail questionnaire. A stratified random sample, based on socioeconomic indicators for areas in South Australia, of GPs (n = 315) and their patients (n = 500) was used. The indices for contents, problems and benefits of the PHR showed adequate internal consistency and reliability. Patients mostly perceived the PHR as a personal document for reference while GPs perceived it as a management and communication tool. The solo GP who scored high on the 'PHR benefits' and low on the 'PHR problems' indices, and doubted that GPs were influential in changing patient behaviour would let patients keep full copies of their records. The younger female rural GP who scored high on the 'PHR benefits' and low on the 'PHR problems' indices favoured a patient summary. The more entrepreneurial GPs who scored high on both the 'PHR benefits' and 'PHR problems' indices favoured a 'censored summary'. Awareness of smart cards was high and opinions on their use guarded. It was concluded that patients and doctors have different attitudes to and expectations of PHRs. Significant sociodemographic, educational and attitude correlations with PHRs were found. The 'PHR benefits' and 'PHR problems' indices were consistent, useful and may have a wider applicability in quantifying the opinion of patients and providers before implementing PHR programmes.
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0263-2136
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
406-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Patient and general practitioner perceptions of patient-held health records.
pubmed:affiliation
Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't