Variables d | Physician a | Medical record staff b | Patient c | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 155) | (n = 28) | (n = 196) | ||||
Mean | P | Mean | P | Mean | P | |
Personal Characteristics | ||||||
Gender | 0.171 | 0.021* | 0.237 | |||
Male | 3.618 | 4.822 | 4.426 | |||
Female | 3.904 | 3.692 | 4.559 | |||
Age | 0.034* | 0.018* | 0.109 | |||
≦25 | 3.533 | 3.951 | ||||
26-35 | 3.437 | 4.887 | 3.973 | |||
36-45 (≧36 for medical record staff) | 3.296 | 4.350 | 4.027 | |||
46-55 | 4.542 | 4.097 | ||||
56-64 | 3.844 | 4.049 | ||||
≧65 | 4.372 | |||||
Experience of computer use | 0.521 | 0.498 | 0.029* | |||
Never or <1 year | 4.093 | 3.367 | ||||
1-3 years (≦3 years for physician) | 3.451 | 4.158 | 3.777 | |||
4-6 years (≦6 years for medical record staff) | 3.779 | 4.520 | 4.139 | |||
7-9 years | 3.857 | 4.097 | ||||
≧10 years | 3.956 | 3.987 | ||||
Occupation | 0.015* | |||||
Industry or commerce | 4.129 | |||||
Government or education | 4.279 | |||||
Healthcare | 3.866 | |||||
Service | 4.186 | |||||
Student | 3.990 | |||||
Other | 3.627 | |||||
Number of outpatient visit in the past three months | 0.046* | |||||
0 | 3.832 | |||||
1 | 3.986 | |||||
2-5 | 4.067 | |||||
≧6 | 4.350 | |||||
Work Characteristics | ||||||
Level of hospital | 0.006** | |||||
Medical center | 4.022 | |||||
Regional hospital | 3.500 | |||||
Human Aspects | ||||||
Reason to use EMR | 0.024* | |||||
Convenient to access medical information | 4.161 | |||||
Useful for work | 4.122 | |||||
Not prefer handwriting | 3.980 | |||||
EMR is mandatory | 3.550 | |||||
No use and no benefit | 2.870 | |||||
Other | 3.995 | |||||
Level of concerns | 0.010* | 0.574 | <0.001*** | |||
Low | 3.889 | 4.042 | 3.655 | |||
High | 3.468 | 4.298 | 4.227 | |||
Technology Aspects | ||||||
Usefulness of functions | 0.004** | 0.589 | 0.407 | |||
Low | 3.458 | 4.048 | 4.077 | |||
High | 3.937 | 4.292 | 3.966 | |||
Major information source of this EPR | 0.049* | |||||
Friend or colleague | 4.255 | |||||
Internet | 3.964 | |||||
Government institution | 3.757 | |||||
Relative | 4.426 | |||||
Hospital | 3.920 | |||||
Other | 4.192 | |||||
Never heard of | 3.910 |