A new study, published in Medical Decision Making, has found that patients have a negative perception of physicians who use computerized clinical decision support systems, possibly because patients have concerns about computer-based aids.
Vignette-based studies were used to examine if negative perceptions stemmed directly from the use of a computerized aid or the need to ask external advice in general. The results suggested that the perceptions may not be a product of the need to ask for advice in general. Patients may be concerned that the human component of the patient-physician interaction will be compromised due to these aids.
The lead author of the study was Victoria Shaffer, assistant professor of health sciences and psychological sciences at University of Missouri in Columbia. She says the next step for researchers is to identify whether educating patients about the benefits of computerized decision aids alleviates their concerns, according to a University press release.
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Vignette-based studies were used to examine if negative perceptions stemmed directly from the use of a computerized aid or the need to ask external advice in general. The results suggested that the perceptions may not be a product of the need to ask for advice in general. Patients may be concerned that the human component of the patient-physician interaction will be compromised due to these aids.
The lead author of the study was Victoria Shaffer, assistant professor of health sciences and psychological sciences at University of Missouri in Columbia. She says the next step for researchers is to identify whether educating patients about the benefits of computerized decision aids alleviates their concerns, according to a University press release.
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