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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Med Inform. 2013 Nov 28;83(3):225–234. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2013.11.003

Glossary

Doctor Patient Code definition
Doctor gaze patient (DGP) Patient gaze doctor (PGD) Gaze at the other person in the encounter either the doctor or patient.
Doctor gaze chart (DGC) Patient gaze chart (PGC) Gaze at “chart”, which are documents with information about the patient or notes written by the clinician during the encounter.
Doctor gaze other artifact (DGO) Patient gaze other artifact (PGO) Gaze at “other artifacts” which are the objects in the room, including chairs, exam table, sink, medical tools, magazines, etc.
Doctor gaze unknown (DGU) Patient gaze unknown (PGU) (a)the coder could see the subject's eyes but was not able to specify the object, or
(b)the subject gazed at part of the patient's body that was not the face, such as the foot, or back.
Doctor gaze technology (DGT) Patient gaze technology (PGT) Gaze at the computer or electronic health record.