Table 2.
General characteristics of the included studies (N=62).
| Study characteristics | Values, n (%) | |
| Year of publication | ||
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2010-2015 | 30 (48) |
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2016-2021 | 32 (52) |
| Study setting | ||
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Primary care | 18 (29) |
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Secondary care | 21 (34) |
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Tertiary care | 23 (37) |
| Functionalities of EHRa studied | ||
|
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Medication-related (eg, prescribing and CPOEb) | 17 (27) |
|
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Documentation | 8 (13) |
|
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Overall EHR | 28 (45) |
|
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Others (eg, alert systems and authentication process) | 9 (15) |
| Type of population | ||
|
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Physicians | 9 (15) |
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Nurses | 13 (21) |
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Others (eg, pharmacists or administrative staff such as managers, assistants, secretary, or not mentioned) |
12 (19) |
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Combination of users | 28 (45) |
| Methods | ||
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Observations | 7 (11) |
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Interviews | 15 (24) |
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Questionnaires | 5 (8) |
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Others (eg, think-aloud and documentation analysis) | 9 (15) |
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Combination of ≥1 observation, interview, questionnaire, or other | 26 (42) |
aEHR: electronic health record.
bCPOE: computerized physician order entry.