Venereal Disease.
The article evaluates the results of an interactive computer program, developed to teach people about venereal disease and to obtain medical histories for diagnosis and treatment in the U.S. The authors stress that investigations have shown that computers can be programmed to gather medical history...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 65; no. 11; pp. 1159 - 1165 |
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American Public Health Association
Nov75
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| Sumario: | The article evaluates the results of an interactive computer program, developed to teach people about venereal disease and to obtain medical histories for diagnosis and treatment in the U.S. The authors stress that investigations have shown that computers can be programmed to gather medical history data directly from patients with branching interviews and store the data in computer-processable form on magnetic tape. It has been also shown that patients enjoy being interviewed by a computer and that the computer-gathered data are at least as complete as those found in the clinical chart. Patients who have first taken a computer history interview appear to be more aware of significant factors in their illness and better able to cater additional information. |
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