Table 4.
Clinical information systems
| Items* | T0 (n = 109) mean (SD) |
Tx1 (n = 85) mean (SD) |
Tx2 (n = 85) mean (SD) |
Wilcoxon matched pair test, p-valuea | Test-retest reliability: Spearman rho | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p-valueb | |||||
| Access to internet | 1.23 (0.42) | 1.26 (0.44) | 1.25 (0.43) | 0.66 | 0.85 | < 0.01 |
| E-mail contact with colleagues | 1.33 (0.47) | 1.34 (0.48) | 1.37 (0.49) | 0.48 | 0.77 | < 0.01 |
| E-mail contact with patients | 1.56 (0.50) | 1.60 (0.49) | 1.56 (0.50) | 0.32 | 0.76 | < 0.01 |
| Access to medical literature | 1.07 (0.25) | 1.08 (0.28) | 1.08 (0.28) | 1.00 | 0.58 | < 0.01 |
| Access to guidelines | 1.10 (0.30) | 1.12 (0.33) | 1.14 (0.35) | 0.71 | 0.65 | < 0.01 |
| Internet homepage | 1.54 (0.50) | 1.58 (0.50) | 1.56 (0.50) | 0.32 | 0.98 | < 0.01 |
| Brochure with practice information | 1.44 (0.50) | 1.41 (0.50) | 1.38 (0.52) | 0.48 | 0.81 | < 0.01 |
| Flyer for therapeutic/diagnostic options | 1.36 (0.48) | 1.27 (0.45) | 1.27 (0.45) | 1.00 | 0.66 | < 0.01 |
| Appointment scheduling | 1.47 (0.50) | 1.51 (0.50) | 1.51 (0.50) | 1.00 | 0.95 | < 0.01 |
| Documentation/patient records | 1.05 (0.21) | 1.05 (0.23) | 1.03 (0.16) | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.01 |
| Reminders | 1.26 (0.44) | 1.25 (0.43) | 1.26 (0.44) | 0.74 | 0.70 | < 0.01 |
| Checking for interactions when prescribing drugs | 1.24 (0.43) | 1.26 (0.44) | 1.32 (0.47) | 0.32 | 0.46 | < 0.01 |
| Access to data from hospitals | 1.86 (0.37) | 1.90 (0.34) | 1.96 (0.46) | 0.44 | 0.41 | < 0.01 |
| Screening for patients | 1.19 (0.39) | 1.21 (0.41) | 1.19 (0.40) | 0.74 | 0.61 | < 0.01 |
| Patient lists with appointments | 1.37 (0.48) | 1.36 (0.48) | 1.36 (0.48) | 1.00 | 0.57 | < 0.01 |
* Two-point scale ranging from "1" (yes) to "2" (no)
a Statistical significance of differences: P ≤ 0.05; b Statistical significance of differences: P ≤ 0.01