Self-reported use of handheld computers: a survey of Nova Scotia pharmacists.
Abstract: Introduction: With an ever-increasing array of pharmaceutical and biomedical products and literature, health professionals including pharmacists struggle to obtain, evaluate, and apply relevant information. Handheld computers provide pharmacists with mobile access to evidence-informed medi...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association (JCHLA) Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 4 - 12 |
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Apr2012
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=78936315&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 78936315 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17086892 6DB jtl: Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association (JCHLA) issn: 17086892 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2012 vid: 33 iid: 1 pid: 13747 pub: Canadian Health Libraries Association place: Toronto, Ontario artinfo: ui: 78936315 78936315 104491381 78936315 ppf: 4 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Self-reported use of handheld computers: a survey of Nova Scotia pharmacists. aug: au: Mccallum, Alicia Sketris, Ingrid Rodrigues, Glenn Yung, David K. Hill-Taylor, Barbara Doucette, Steve affil: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown, PE, Canada sug: subj: Pharmacists Nova Scotia Computers, Hand-Held Utilization Nova Scotia Human Multivariate Statistics Descriptive Statistics Surveys Odds Ratio Confidence Intervals Data Analysis Software Female Male Rural Areas Urban Areas T-Tests Chi Square Test Resource Databases, Health Funding Source Female Male ab: Abstract: Introduction: With an ever-increasing array of pharmaceutical and biomedical products and literature, health professionals including pharmacists struggle to obtain, evaluate, and apply relevant information. Handheld computers provide pharmacists with mobile access to evidence-informed medical information, decision support tools, and the ability to monitor therapeutic outcomes at the point of care. There is limited literature on the usage of this technology by Canadian pharmacists. The objective of this survey was to determine the scope and nature of handheld computer use by Nova Scotia pharmacists. Method: In 2008, Nova Scotia pharmacists were contacted with a written survey. Descriptive statistics were used to compare users and non-users. Multivariate regression analysis was used to determine demographic and pharmacy practice variables that might be associated with pharmacists' use of handheld computers. Results: The survey was returned by 296 pharmacists (27.7%). Handheld computers were reported to be used by 51% of respondents.Those respondents who have been in practice longer were less likely to adopt handheld computer use (adjusted OR = 0.97,95% CI = 0.94--0.99, p = 0.01). Barriers and facilitators to usage were explored. More than two-thirds of pharmacists who had not yet used handheld computers perceived a future value for these devices within their practice. Discussion:Pharmacists are adopting the use of handheld computers. With enhanced clinical practice opportunities for pharmacists including independent prescribing, these tools may offer needed functionality. Further work is required to understand the value of handheld computers as information resources, which may improve the effectiveness and efficiency of patient care. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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