Table 3.

Summary of themes

Reference	Perceived benefits of using EHR/EMR								Perceived barriers to adopting EHR/EMR
	Improved access to clinical data	Improved quality of care	More efficient workflow	Improved patient safety	Improves communication	Good source of education	Reduces error	Reduces costs	Security and privacy issues	Workflow disruption	Communication disruption	Complicated and not user-friendly	Inadequate training	High initial cost	EHR/ EMR literacy	Poor English language
Shaker et al, 201529
El Mahalli, 201530
Khalifa, 201331
Hasanain et al., 201532
Asiri et al, 201433
Alzobaidi et al\, 201634
Alsaleh and Al-Azmi, 200839
Al-Mujaini et al, 201137
Alharthi et al, 201435
Al-Azmi et al, 200840
Alasmary et al, 201436
Al Farsi and West, 200638
Al Alawi et al, 201441
Abdulla et al, 201642