Patient-provider self-care communication and Electronic Medical Record usage




Developers: Nedal H. Arar, Chen-Pin Wang, Jacqueline A. Pugh

Year of publication: 2006

Date last updated: 7 June 2024

Setting in which the tool was originally developed/validated: primary care

Restriction to setting(s): Primary care

Target group: NR

Language(s): English

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Specific constructs/behaviours:

Self- care management: medication, physical distress, disease symptoms; Self-monitoring activities, exercise and diet, smoking, family support/community resources, emotional distress, alcohol consumption; EMR usage: any contact with the computer, regardless of whether or not the physician was talking to the patient.

Tool topics:

Intended application: Research

Reference(s) to development/validation paper(s):

Arar NH, Wang C-P, Pugh JA. Self-care communication during medical encounters: implications for future electronic medical records. Perspect Health Inf Manag. 2006 Apr 24;3:3.

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Tool/manual available: No. (N/A)