Archives

2007

REVIEW ARTICLES

• Assessing clients in their natural environments with electronic diaries: rationale, benefits, limitations, and barriers -- Reviewed by Mirza M
• Computer-assisted software transcription of qualitative interviews -- Reviewed by Rodriguez-Morales AJ

• Effects of using a portable navigation system and paper map in real driving -- Reviewed by Huang CJ
• Information technology cannot guarantee patient safety -- Reviewed by Tavassoly I
• Portable digital assistants (PDAs) in dentistry: part I -- Reviewed by Tavassoly I
  
• Portable digital assistants (PDAs) in dentistry: part II--pilot study of PDA use in the dental clinic -- Reviewed by Huang CJ
• Portable MP3 players: innovative devices for recording qualitative interviews -- Reviewed by Rodriguez-Morales AJ

• Serial personal digital assistant data capture of health-related quality of life: a randomized controlled trial in a prostate cancer clinic  -- Reviewed by Huang CJ
• Seven reasons why health professionals search clinical information-retrieval technology (CIRT): toward an organizational model -- Reviewed by Mirza M
• Use of personal digital assistants for documentation of pharmacists' interventions: a literature review -- Reviewed by Rodriguez-Morales AJ

TRIAL ARTICLES

• Alcohol and tobacco cessation in alcohol-dependent smokers: analysis of real-time reports -- Reviewed by Rodriguez-Morales AJ
• Are electronic diaries useful for symptoms research? A systematic review -- Reviewed by Huang CJ
• Interactive Illustrative rendering on mobile devices -- Reviewed by Huang CJ
• Remote patient-provider communication and quality of life: empirical test of a dialogic model of cancer care -- Reviwed by Mirza M

• A review of the use of handheld computers in medical nutrition -- Reviewed by Huang CJ
• Significant improvement of the quality of bystander first aid using an expert system with a mobile multimedia device -- Reviewed by Mirza M
• Tension-type headache and physical activity: an actigraphic study -- Reviewed by Mirza M
• Testing an intervention to promote children's adherence to asthma self-management -- Reviewed by Rodriguez-Morales AJ
• The trait of Introversion-Extraversion predicts vulnerability to sleep deprivation -- Reviewed by Mirza M
• Using personal digital assistants and patient care algorithms to improve access to cardiac care best practices -- Reviewed by Rodriguez-Morales AJ

2005-2006

TRIAL ARTICLES

• A comparison of paper with electronic patient-completed questionnaires in a preoperative clinic – Reviewed by Yunan Chen
• An assessment by nurses and mothers of a ‘Road to Health’ Book in the Western Cape – Reviewed by Emily C MacDonald  
• An electronic diary study of contextual triggers and ADHD: get ready, get set, get mad – Reviewed by Devashish Saini  
• Development of a portable psychometric testing device for use in the field: an alcohol investigation – Reviewed by Yunan Chen  
• Effect of a PDA-assisted Evidence-based Medicine Course on Knowledge of Common Clinical Problems – Reviewed by Devashish Saini  
• e-Ouch: usability testing of an electronic chronic pain diary for adolescents with arthritis – Reviewed by Yunan Chen  
• Evaluating content validity and test-retest reliability of the children's health risk behavior scale – Reviewed by Yunan Chen  
• Evaluation of an application for making palmtop computers accessible to individuals with intellectual disabilities – Reviewed by Emily C MacDonald  
• Improving Ambulatory Prescribing Safety with a Handheld Decision Support System: A randomised Controlled Trial – Reviewed by Adesina Iluyemi
• Improving dietary self-monitoring and adherence with hand-held computers: a pilot study – Reviewed by Joshua R. McAllister  
• Palmtop-assisted self-interviewing for the collection of sensitive behavioral data: randomized trial with drug use urine testing – Reviewed by Emily C MacDonald  
• Pilot study of a web-based antibiotic decision management guide – Reviewed by Adesina Iluyemi  
• Recording of time-varying back-pain data: a wireless solution – Reviewed by Yunan Chen  
• Screening of neuropathic pain components in patients with chronic back pain associated with nerve root compression: a prospective observational pilot study (MIPORT) – Reviewed by Joshua R. McAllister  
• Sources of situational variation in ethnic identity and psychological well-being: a Palm Pilot study of Chinese American students – Reviewed by Joshua R. McAllister  
• The use of personal digital assistants at the point of care in an undergraduate nursing program – Reviewed by Adesina Iluyemi  
• Validation of a handheld display device for an expandable labeled magnitude scale (LMS) -- Reviewed by Devashish Saini  
• Validation of Electronic Data Capture of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Quality of Life Measure, the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the EuroQol – Reviewed by Emily C MacDonald  

 

REVIEW ARTICLES

• A review of randomized controlled trials comparing the effectiveness of hand held computers with paper methods for data collection -- Reviewed by Yunan Chen
• Despite technical problems personal digital assistants outperform pen and paper when collecting patient diary data -- Reviewed by Devashish Saini
• Even techno-phobic NPs can use PDAs -- Reviewed by Adesina Iluyemi
• Evidence for handheld electronic medical records in improving care: a systematic review -- Reviewed by Yunan Chen
• Information technology for optimizing the management of infectious diseases -- Reviewed by Emily MacDonald
• Integration of technology in a clinical research setting -- Reviewed by Joshua R. McAllister
• Monitoring methods: SNAP -- Reviewed by Adesina Iluyemi
• Personal digital assistants in health care: experienced clinicians in the palm of your hand? -- Reviewed by Devashish Saini
• Personal digital assistants: a review of their application in graduate medical education -- Reviewed by Adesina Iluyemi
• Podcasting and MP3 players: emerging education technologies -- Reviewed by Adesina Iluyemi
• Radiology education: a glimpse into the future -- Reviewed by Emily MacDonald
• The doctor’s PDA and Smartphone handbook: databases -- Reviewed by Emily MacDonald
• The Doctor’s PDA and Smartphone Handbook: medical references -- Reviewed by Joshua R. McAllister
• The doctor’s PDA and Smartphone Handbook: the task list -- Reviewed by Emily MacDonald
• The Doctor's PDA and Smartphone Handbook. Personal digital assistant -- Reviewed by Adesina Iluyemi
• The doctor's PDA and Smartphone handbook: medical records -- Reviewed by Devashish Saini
• The transforming effect of handheld computers on nursing practice -- Reviewed by Devashish Saini
• Update in handheld electronic resources for evidence-based practice in the community setting -- Reviewed by Devashish Saini
• Use of handheld computers in medical education: A systematic review -- Reviewed by Joshua R. McAllister
• Use of personal digital assistant devices in order to access, consult and apply a corpus of clinical guidelines and decision-based support documentation like the Italian SPREAD Guidelines on stroke disease -- Reviewed by Devashish Saini
• Who’s using PDAs? Estimates of PDA use by health care providers: a systematic review of surveys -- Reviewed by Yunan Chen
• Women’s health nursing in the context of the National Health Information Infrastructure -- Reviewed by Joshua R. McAllister  

2005 or earlier

• Greiver M, Drummond N, White D, Weshler J, Moineddin R; North Toronto Primary Care Research Network (Nortren). Angina on the Palm: randomized controlled pilot trial of Palm PDA software for referrals for cardiac testing. (PubMed ID 16926933)
• Lee NJ, Starren J, Bakken S. A systematic review of user interface issues related to PDA-based decision support systems in health care. (PubMed ID 16779308)
• Harrison D, Harker H, Heese H, Mann MD. An assessment by nurses and mothers of a 'Road-to-Health' Book in the Western Cape. (PubMed ID 16450560)
• Rossi Neto JM. [Cardiology in the 21st. (PubMed ID 16429197)
• Degia A, Meadows R, Johnsen S, Hindmarch I, Boyle J. Development of a portable psychometric testing device for use in the field: an alcohol investigation. (PubMed ID 16383068)
• Berner ES, Houston TK, Ray MN, Allison JJ, Heudebert GR, Chatham WW, Kennedy JI Jr, Glandon GL, Norton PA, Crawford MA, Maisiak RS. Improving ambulatory prescribing safety with a handheld decision support system: a randomized controlled trial. (PubMed ID 16357350)
• van Griensven F, Naorat S, Kilmarx PH, Jeeyapant S, Manopaiboon C, Chaikummao S, Jenkins RA, Uthaivoravit W, Wasinrapee P, Mock PA, Tappero JW. Palmtop-assisted self-interviewing for the collection of sensitive behavioral data: randomized trial with drug use urine testing. (PubMed ID 16357109)
• Burkiewicz JS, Vesta KS, Hume AL. Update in handheld electronic resources for evidence-based practice in the community setting. (PubMed ID 16288067)
• Grad RM, Meng Y, Bartlett G, Dawes M, Pluye P, Boillat M, Rao G, Thomas R. Effect of a PDA-assisted evidence-based medicine course on knowledge of common clinical problems. (PubMed ID 16273453)
• Lang RD. Wireless: the next IT enabler. (PubMed ID 16266022)
• Thompson BW. The transforming effect of handheld computers on nursing practice. (PubMed ID 16260994)
• Al-Ubaydli M, Paton C. The Doctor's PDA and Smartphone Handbook. (PubMed ID 16260797)
• Yip T. Sources of situational variation in ethnic identity and psychological well-being: a Palm Pilot study of Chinese American students. (PubMed ID 16254082)
• Mattana J, Charitou M, Mills L, Baskin C, Steinberg H, Tu C, Kerpen H. Personal digital assistants: a review of their application in graduate medical education. (PubMed ID 16221834)
• Baumgart DC. Personal digital assistants in health care: experienced clinicians in the palm of your hand? Lancet. (PubMed ID 16198770)
• VanDenKerkhof EG, Goldstein DH, Blaine WC, Rimmer MJ. A comparison of paper with electronic patient-completed questionnaires in a preoperative clinic. (PubMed ID 16192524)
• Kuziemsky CE, Laul F, Leung RC. A review on diffusion of personal digital assistants in healthcare. (PubMed ID 16178332)
• Serif T, Ghinea G. Recording of time-varying back-pain data: a wireless solution. (PubMed ID 16167699)
• Rosenthal K. Go wireless, get to-the-minute data tracking. (PubMed ID 16094191)
• van de Sandt-Koenderman M, Wiegers J, Hardy P. A computerised communication aid for people with aphasia. (PubMed ID 16040556)
• Utterback K, Waldo BH. Matching point-of care devices to clinicians for positive outcomes. (PubMed ID 16010145)
• Burke LE, Warziski M, Starrett T, Choo J, Music E, Sereika S, Stark S, Sevick MA. Self-monitoring dietary intake: current and future practices. (PubMed ID 16007557)
• Knollmann BC, Smyth BJ, Garnett CE, Salesiotis AN, Gvozdjan DM, Berry NS, Lee H, Min FD. Personal digital assistant-based drug reference software as tools to improve rational prescribing: benchmark criteria and performance. (PubMed ID 16003287)
• Ibáñez Collado C, Juárez Giménez JC, Monterde Junyent J. [Clinical and pharmacological databases for personal digital assistants] An Pediatr (Barc). (PubMed ID 15927122)
• Lu YC, Xiao Y, Sears A, Jacko JA. A review and a framework of handheld computer adoption in healthcare. (PubMed ID 15893264)
• Lamond N, Dawson D, Roach GD. Fatigue assessment in the field: validation of a hand-held electronic psychomotor vigilance task. (PubMed ID 15892548)
• Kempf C, Keddad K, Jolivet-Landreau I, Bertin P. [Data recording using a personal digital assistant. (PubMed ID 15859566)
• Parker DR, Evangelou E, Eaton CB. Intraclass correlation coefficients for cluster randomized trials in primary care: the cholesterol education and research trial (CEART). (PubMed ID 15837446)
• Keplar KE, Urbanski CJ, Kania DS. Update on personal digital assistant applications for the healthcare provider. (PubMed ID 15797983)
• Laurenceau JP, Bolger N. Using diary methods to study marital and family processes. (PubMed ID 15796655)
• Taylor PP. Use of handheld devices in critical care. (PubMed ID 15749401)
• Alonso A. A new model for home care for COPD. (PubMed ID 15747942)
• Ng CH, Ng CW, Soh E, Yeo JF. The PDA and the oral maxillofacial surgeon. (PubMed ID 15736835)
• Aaron LA, Turner JA, Mancl L, Brister H, Sawchuk CN. Electronic diary assessment of pain-related variables: is reactivity a problem? J Pain. (PubMed ID 15694877)
• Abella BS, Sandbo N, Vassilatos P, Alvarado JP, O'Hearn N, Wigder HN, Hoffman P, Tynus K, Vanden Hoek TL, Becker LB. Chest compression rates during cardiopulmonary resuscitation are suboptimal: a prospective study during in-hospital cardiac arrest. (PubMed ID 15687130)
• Jeffries PR. Technology trends in nursing education: next steps. (PubMed ID 15673167)
• Aziz O, Panesar SS, James R, Darzi A. Attitudes to changing technology in health care. (PubMed ID 15624442)
• Hatcher M, Heetebry I. Information technology in the future of health care. (PubMed ID 15615295)
• Lin YH, Jan IC, Ko PC, Chen YY, Wong JM, Jan GJ. A wireless PDA-based physiological monitoring system for patient transport. (PubMed ID 15615034)
• Gururajan R. A study of the use of hand-held devices in an emergency department. (PubMed ID 15603603)
• O'Neill ES, Dluhy NM, Fortier PJ, Michel H. The N-CODES project: the first year. (PubMed ID 15602304)
• Walker I, Sigouin C, Sek J, Almonte T, Carruthers J, Chan A, Pai M, Heddle N. Comparing hand-held computers and paper diaries for haemophilia home therapy: a randomized trial. (PubMed ID 15569164)
• Seidelin JB, Bech J. [Visions concerning medical and educational use of personal digital assistant] Ugeskr Laeger. (PubMed ID 15565956)
• Gandsas A, McIntire K, Montgomery K, Bumgardner C, Rice L. The personal digital assistant (PDA) as a tool for telementoring endoscopic procedures. (PubMed ID 15544251)
• Momtahan K, Burns C. Applications of ecological interface design in supporting the nursing process. (PubMed ID 15537138)
• Shapiro JS, Bessette MJ, Baumlin KM, Ragin DF, Richardson LD. Automating research data collection. (PubMed ID 15528588)
• Volsko TA. Expanding opportunities for handheld technology use in respiratory care. (PubMed ID 15507163)
• Main DS, Quintela J, Araya-Guerra R, Holcomb S, Pace WD. Exploring patient reactions to pen-tablet computers: a report from CaReNet. (PubMed ID 15506574)
• Bower FL, McCullough C. Nurse shortage or nursing shortage: have we missed the real problem? Nurs Econ. (PubMed ID 15382396)
• Gaertner J, Elsner F, Pollmann-Dahmen K, Radbruch L, Sabatowski R. Electronic pain diary: a randomized crossover study. (PubMed ID 15336338)
• Armour K. PDAs in nursing. (PubMed ID 15305598)
• Cannon CP. Utilization of guidelines and computer-based technology to achieve optimal care in atherothrombotic vascular disease. (PubMed ID 15277787)
• Bartley JB, Ferris DG, Allmond LM, Dickman ED, Dias JK, Lambert J. Personal digital assistants used to document compliance of bacterial vaginosis treatment. (PubMed ID 15273582)
• Toffel MW, Horvath A. Environmental implications of wireless technologies: news delivery and business meetings. (PubMed ID 15224723)
• Moses SH, Clark TJ. Effect of prize draw incentive on the response rate to a postal survey of obstetricians and gynaecologists: a randomised controlled trial. (PubMed ID 15222889)
• Puskar KR, Aubrecht J, Beamer K, Carozza LJ. Implementing information technology in a behavioral health setting. (PubMed ID 15204889)
• Johnston JM, Leung GM, Tin KY, Ho LM, Lam W, Fielding R. Evaluation of a handheld clinical decision support tool for evidence-based learning and practice in medical undergraduates. (PubMed ID 15189259)
• Al-Ubaydli M. Handheld computers. (PubMed ID 15142928)
• McAlearney AS, Schweikhart SB, Medow MA. Doctors' experience with handheld computers in clinical practice: qualitative study. (PubMed ID 15142920)
• Laskin RS, Davis JP. The use of a personal digital assistant in orthopaedic surgical practice. (PubMed ID 15123932)
• Lau CP, Mascia F, Corbucci G, Padeletti L. Methods for testing automatic mode switching in patients implanted with DDD(R) pacemakers. (PubMed ID 15080575)
• Pergami P. PDAs in clinical practice: having a database in your hand but keeping the decision in your brain. (PubMed ID 15046243)
• Stengel D, Bauwens K, Walter M, Köpfer T, Ekkernkamp A. Comparison of handheld computer-assisted and conventional paper chart documentation of medical records. (PubMed ID 14996882)
• Anderson P, Jacobs C, Rothbaum BO. Computer-supported cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders. (PubMed ID 14981790)
• Thomas PE. Toy or tool of the trade? Part II. (PubMed ID 14974771)
• Bower NS. Put technology at your fingertips with a PDA. (PubMed ID 14872171)
• Luo J. Portable computing in psychiatry. (PubMed ID 14763674)
• Wiggins RH 3rd. Handhelds in radiology. (PubMed ID 14746367)
• Raman B, Raman R, Raman L, Beaulieu CF. Radiology on handheld devices: image display, manipulation, and PACS integration issues. (PubMed ID 14730053)
• Sawa T, Okahara M, Santo M, Schmidt U, Nakata Y, Morita S, Ohno-Machado L. Preoperative information management system using wireless PDAs. (PubMed ID 14728498)
• Pancoast PE, Patrick TB, Mitchell JA. Physician PDA use and the HIPAA Privacy Rule. (PubMed ID 14631929)
• Kenardy JA, Dow MG, Johnston DW, Newman MG, Thomson A, Taylor CB. A comparison of delivery methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy for panic disorder: an international multicenter trial. (PubMed ID 14622082)
• Leung GM, Johnston JM, Tin KY, Wong IO, Ho LM, Lam WW, Lam TH. Randomised controlled trial of clinical decision support tools to improve learning of evidence based medicine in medical students. (PubMed ID 14604933)
• Susman JL. Reinventing practice: technology that works? J Fam Pract. (PubMed ID 14599366)
• Torre DM, Wright SM. Clinical and educational uses of handheld computers. (PubMed ID 14570344)
• Tudiver F. The usefulness of personal digital assistants for health care providers today and in the future. (PubMed ID 14570337)
• Craig A. Saving time with a PDA. (PubMed ID 13677076)
• Van Wave TW, Dewey AK. Do medical students need a hand up on palm technology? Minn Med. (PubMed ID 12959174)
• McCaffrey TV. Using hand-held computing devices in the practice of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. (PubMed ID 12923355)
• Chang BL, Omery A, Mayo A. Use of personal digital assistants by adolescents with severe asthma: can they enhance patient outcomes? AACN Clin Issues. (PubMed ID 12909806)
• Scordo KA, Yeager S, Young L. Use of personal digital assistants with acute care nurse practitioner students. (PubMed ID 12909803)
• Zytkowski ME. Nursing informatics: the key to unlocking contemporary nursing practice. (PubMed ID 12909795)
• Flanders AE, Wiggins RH 3rd, Gozum ME. Handheld computers in radiology. (PubMed ID 12853679)
• Meyer TC. Developments in medical education. (PubMed ID 12754898)
• Rao G. Practice corner: clinical practice guidelines and handheld computers. (PubMed ID 12725639)
• Jablow M. Your practice in the palm of your hand. (PubMed ID 12723223)
• Grebus C. All in the palm of your hand. (PubMed ID 12718109)
• Shimizu K, Ishimaru A. [Utilization of personal digital assistant] Kyobu Geka. (PubMed ID 12712983)
• Panda M. Physicians and the power of our "palms". (PubMed ID 12659349)
• Adatia F, Bedard PL. "Palm reading": 2. (PubMed ID 12642430)
• Fischer S, Stewart TE, Mehta S, Wax R, Lapinsky SE. Handheld computing in medicine. (PubMed ID 12595403)
• Keplar KE, Urbanski CJ. Personal digital assistant applications for the healthcare provider. (PubMed ID 12549963)
• Koop A, Mösges R. The use of handheld computers in clinical trials. (PubMed ID 12392861)
• Gillingham W, Holt A, Gillies J. Hand-held computers in healthcare: what software programs are available? N Z Med J. (PubMed ID 12386664)
• Moss G. It fits in the palm of your hand. (PubMed ID 12386659)
• Iregui M, Ward S, Clinikscale D, Clayton D, Kollef MH. Use of a handheld computer by respiratory care practitioners to improve the efficiency of weaning patients from mechanical ventilation. (PubMed ID 12352038)
• Goldblum OM. Practical applications of hand-held computers in dermatology. (PubMed ID 12322992)
• Jamison RN, Gracely RH, Raymond SA, Levine JG, Marino B, Herrmann TJ, Daly M, Fram D, Katz NP. Comparative study of electronic vs. (PubMed ID 12237213)
• Miravitlles M, Llor C, Naberan K, Cots JM; Estudio EFEMAP. [Use of the Internet in a multicenter study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care. (PubMed ID 12237014)
• Neely AN, Sittig DF. Basic microbiologic and infection control information to reduce the potential transmission of pathogens to patients via computer hardware. (PubMed ID 12223502)
• Sellors JW, Hayward R, Swanson G, Ali A, Haynes RB, Bourque R, Moore KA, Lohfeld L, Dalby D, Howard M. Comparison of deferral rates using a computerized versus written blood donor questionnaire: a randomized, cross-over study [ISRCTN84429599]. (PubMed ID 12191432)
• Hilty DM, Luo JS, Morache C, Marcelo DA, Nesbitt TS. Telepsychiatry: an overview for psychiatrists. (PubMed ID 12096934)
• Bhatikar SR, Mahajan RL, DeGroff C. A novel paradigm for telemedicine using the personal bio-monitor. (PubMed ID 12085659)
• Moke PS, Turpin AH, Beck RW, Holmes JM, Repka MX, Birch EE, Hertle RW, Kraker RT, Miller JM, Johnson CA. Computerized method of visual acuity testing: adaptation of the amblyopia treatment study visual acuity testing protocol. (PubMed ID 11730656)
• Harris CM. Handheld computers in medicine: the future is not here yet. (PubMed ID 11596623)