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Adolescent Satisfaction with Computer-Assisted Behavioural Risk Screening in Primary Care
Deena J Chisolm1, William Gardner, Teresa Julian
1Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University, 700 Children's Drive, Suite J1401, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
|September 26, 2009
Summary
Adolescent patients are satisfied with computerised mental health and risk-behaviour screening tools in primary care. Acceptance is linked to perceived ease of use and usefulness, not computer experience.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Health
- Digital Health
- Primary Care Medicine
Background:
- Screening adolescents for mental health and risk behaviors is crucial but time-consuming in primary care.
- Computerised tools offer a potential solution to improve efficiency and patient engagement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To measure patient satisfaction with a computerised mental health and risk-behaviour screening tool among adolescents.
- To identify predictors of patient satisfaction with this digital health tool.
Main Methods:
- Recruited youth aged 11-20 to use a laptop-based screening system in nine primary care clinics.
- Assessed correlations between system satisfaction and predictors like perceived ease of use, usefulness, and trust.
- Utilized multivariate logistic regression to analyze significant associations.
Main Results:
- The majority of adolescent users reported satisfaction with the computerised screening system.
- Perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and trust were significantly associated with high satisfaction.
- Satisfaction levels were not correlated with prior computer experience or specific risk behaviour status.
Conclusions:
- Adolescent patients, including those at risk, demonstrate acceptance of computer-assisted screening in primary care settings.
- The findings support the implementation of user-friendly and beneficial computerised screening tools for youth.
- Key practitioner message: Computerised screening can enhance efficiency if designed for perceived usefulness and ease of use.
