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Feasibility and potential benefit of collecting Complementary and Alternative Medicine data through a computerized
Lou Ann A Scarton1, Qing Zeng, Bruce E Bray
1Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Objective:
To determine the feasibility of gathering Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) data directly from the patient via a computerized patient interview.
Design:
A quantitative descriptive study was utilized to determine whether patients would be willing to self-report their CAM usage and whether the self-reported data complements clinicians perceptions and medical records.
Measurements:
40 patients were recruited to test the computerized patient interview application. Clinicians and staff (n=15) were also surveyed to determine their perceived CAM usage. In addition, a retrospective chart review (n=100) was done to estimate the documented CAM usage rate.
Results:
In this study, we had a 85% participation rate, suggesting patients are willing to share their CAM use through the computer application. The self reported usage rate was 85%, as compared to the chart documented usage rate of 9.5% and the average clinician/staff estimated usage rate of 43%.
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