Physicians’ Choice in Using Internet and Fax for Patient Recruitment and Follow-up in a Randomized Controlled Trial
| Autor: | Mahbubur Rahman, Junichi Sakamoto, Tsuguya Fukui, Satoshi Morita |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel education Health Informatics Logistic regression law.invention Researcher-Subject Relations Japan Health Information Management Randomized controlled trial law Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Remote data entry Aged Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Telefacsimile Advanced and Specialized Nursing Internet Attitude to Computers business.industry Communication Patient Selection Odds ratio Middle Aged Confidence interval Patient recruitment Family medicine Female The Internet Survey instrument business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Methods of Information in Medicine. 43:268-272 |
| ISSN: | 2511-705X 0026-1270 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0038-1633867 |
| Popis: | Summary Objective: To examine the physicians’ preference between Web and fax-based remote data entry (RDE) system for an ongoing randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Japan. Methods: We conducted a survey among all the collaborating physicians (n = 512) of the CASE-J (Candesartan Antihypertensive Survival Evaluation in Japan) trial, who have been recruiting patients and sending follow-up data using the Web or a fax-based RDE system. The survey instrument assessed physicians’ choice between Web and fax-based RDE systems, their practice pattern, and attitudes towards these two modalities. Results: A total of 448 (87.5%) responses were received. The proportions of physicians who used Web, fax, and the combination of these two were 45.9%, 33.3% and 20.8%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that physicians 55 years or younger [odds ratio (OR) = 1.9, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.1-3.3] and regular users of computers (OR = 4.2, 95% CI = 2.1-8.2) were more likely to use the Web-based RDE system. Conclusions: This information would be useful in designing an RCT with a Web-based RDE system in Japan and abroad. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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