Susan H. Brown|Rachel Coney
Changes in Physicians' Computer Anxiety and Attitudes Related to Clinical Information System Use
Emory University|Emory University
study overview interns anxiety computer use computer anxiety attitudes toward medical computer applications determined standardized questionnaire participants surveyed three months differential exposure three clinical information systems ciss including one providerentered encounters population fiftyone interns completed surveys average age 27 years thirtythree percent female 7 african american 8 foreign graduates results common previous exposures computers literature searching retrieval patient information 92 factors commonly emerged predictive anxiety computer use included selfrated skills typing ability computer attitudes factors predictive attitudes toward computers included selfrated skills typing ability maximal frequency prior computer use computer ownership computer anxiety factors predictive computer anxiety attitudes toward computers included age gender physician input data conclusion identification markers negative psychological reactions computer use may allow development interventions improve acceptance computer base patient records cbprs