Impact of the Edmonton Labeled Visual Information System on Physician Recall of Metastatic Cancer Patient Histories

Autor: Carole Nordell, Eduardo Bruera, Cace, Catherine M. Neumann, Paul Walker
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 21:4-11
ISSN: 0885-3924
DOI: 10.1016/s0885-3924(00)00239-6
Popis: The Edmonton Labeled Visual Information System (ELVIS) is a novel method of documenting clinical information because it is a pictorial method of representing cancer burden and treatment. This randomized, crossover, multiperiod trial involved 16 physicians who each reviewed two ELVIS and two control (text) cancer patient cases (total 32 ELVIS and 32 text cases). Short-answer questionnaires were administered immediately and 18–24 hours following. Mean (± SD) recall of basic disease and treatment information was superior immediately following the ELVIS cases (83% ± 14%) versus text cases (60% ± 14%, P
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