Alzana A. Kumar|Marc Burgard|Sonya Stacey|Indy Sandaradura|Tony Lai|Christine Coorey|Marisol Cincunegui|Christine E. Staatz|Stefanie Hennig
An evaluation of the user?friendliness of Bayesian forecasting programs in a clinical setting
University of Queensland|University of Queensland|University of Queensland|Queensland Children’s Hospital|Westmead Hospital|University of Sydney|Children's Hospital at Westmead|Westmead Hospital|Westmead Hospital|University of Queensland|University of Queensland
aims evaluate 3 bayesian forecasting bf programstdmx insightrx dosemeon userfriendliness common liked disliked features survey hospital pharmacists methods clinical pharmacists across 3 australian hospitals use bf program invited bf workshop complete survey programs trialled participants given 4 case scenarios work asked complete 5point likert scale survey evaluating programs userfriendliness liked disliked features program ascertained written responses openended questions survey results compared using 2 test equal given proportions identify significant differences response results twentyseven pharmacists hospitals participated bf programs rated overall userfriendly 70 41 37 p 02 participants recording likert score 4 5 doseme tdmx insightrx respectively participants found easy access required information use programs understood dosing recommendations visualisations given program thought programs supported decisionmaking gt50 participants scoring 4 5 across programs categories common liked features across programs graphical displays ease data entry common disliked features related units layout information display conclusion although differences exist programs 3 programs commonly rated userfriendly across themes evaluated provides useful information healthcare facilities wanting implement bf program