کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
517491 1449226 2005 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Technology induced error and usability: The relationship between usability problems and prescription errors when using a handheld application
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی کامپیوتر نرم افزارهای علوم کامپیوتر
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Technology induced error and usability: The relationship between usability problems and prescription errors when using a handheld application
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryThis paper describes an innovative approach to the evaluation of a handheld prescription writing application. Participants (10 physicians) were asked to perform a series of tasks involving entering prescriptions into the application from a medication list. The study procedure involved the collection of data consisting of transcripts of the subjects who were asked to “think aloud” while interacting with the prescription writing program to enter medications. All user interactions with the device were video and audio recorded. Analysis of the protocols was conducted in two phases: (1) usability problems were identified from coding of the transcripts and video data, (2) actual errors in entering prescription data were also identified. The results indicated that there were a variety of usability problems, with most related to interface design issues. In examining the relationship between usability problems and errors, it was found that certain types of usability problems were closely associated with the occurrence of specific types of errors in prescription of medications. Implications for identifying and predicting technology-induced error are discussed in the context of improving the safety of health care information systems.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Medical Informatics - Volume 74, Issues 7–8, August 2005, Pages 519–526
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