Title |
Survey of patient and public perceptions of electronic health records for healthcare, policy and research: Study protocol
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Published in |
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, May 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6947-12-40 |
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Authors |
Serena Luchenski, Anjali Balasanthiran, Cicely Marston, Kaori Sasaki, Azeem Majeed, Derek Bell, Julie E Reed |
Abstract |
Immediate access to patients' complete health records via electronic databases could improve healthcare and facilitate health research. However, the possible benefits of a national electronic health records (EHR) system must be balanced against public concerns about data security and personal privacy. Successful development of EHR requires better understanding of the views of the public and those most affected by EHR: users of the National Health Service. This study aims to explore the correlation between personal healthcare experience (including number of healthcare contacts and number and type of longer term conditions) and views relating to development of EHR for healthcare, health services planning and policy and health research. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Canada | 1 | 20% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
India | 1 | 20% |
Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 6 | 4% |
United States | 3 | 2% |
Canada | 2 | 1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
Vietnam | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 138 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 28 | 18% |
Researcher | 26 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 15% |
Other | 10 | 7% |
Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 7% |
Other | 26 | 17% |
Unknown | 30 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 48 | 31% |
Computer Science | 23 | 15% |
Social Sciences | 18 | 12% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 5% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 4% |
Other | 18 | 12% |
Unknown | 32 | 21% |