Computer assisted self interviewing in a sexual health clinic as part of routine clinical care; impact on service and patient and clinician views.
BACKGROUND: Computer assisted self interviewing (CASI) has been used at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC) since 2008 for obtaining sexual history and identifying patients' risk factors for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We aimed to evaluate the impact of CASI operating at MSHC....
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| author | Lenka A Vodstrcil Jane S Hocking Rosey Cummings Marcus Y Chen Catriona S Bradshaw Tim R H Read Jun K Sze Christopher K Fairley |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Computer assisted self interviewing (CASI) has been used at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC) since 2008 for obtaining sexual history and identifying patients' risk factors for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We aimed to evaluate the impact of CASI operating at MSHC. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The proportion of patients who decline to answer questions using CASI was determined. We then compared consultation times and STI-testing rates during comparable CASI and non-CASI operating periods. Patients and staff completed anonymous questionnaires about their experience with CASI. 14,190 patients completed CASI during the audit period. Men were more likely than women to decline questions about the number of partners they had of the opposite sex (4.4% v 3.6%, p=0.05) and same sex (8.9% v 0%, p<0.001). One third (34%) of HIV-positive men declined the number of partners they had and 11-17% declined questions about condom use. Women were more likely than men to decline to answer questions about condom use (2.9% v 2.3%, p=0.05). There was no difference in the mean consultation times during CASI and non-CASI operating periods (p≥0.17). Only the proportion of women tested for chlamydia differed between the CASI and non-CASI period (84% v 88% respectively, p<0.01). 267 patients completed the survey about CASI. Most (72% men and 69% women) were comfortable using the computer and reported that all their answers were accurate (76% men and 71% women). Half preferred CASI but 18% would have preferred a clinician to have asked the questions. 39 clinicians completed the staff survey. Clinicians felt that for some STI risk factors (range 11%-44%), face-to-face questioning was more accurate than CASI. Only 5% were unsatisfied with CASI. CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated that CASI is acceptable to both patients and clinicians in a sexual health setting and does not adversely affect various measures of clinical output. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-05af56e52aaa4db29ad0a3d22027833c2022-12-21T17:32:52ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032011-01-0163e1845610.1371/journal.pone.0018456Computer assisted self interviewing in a sexual health clinic as part of routine clinical care; impact on service and patient and clinician views.Lenka A VodstrcilJane S HockingRosey CummingsMarcus Y ChenCatriona S BradshawTim R H ReadJun K SzeChristopher K FairleyBACKGROUND: Computer assisted self interviewing (CASI) has been used at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC) since 2008 for obtaining sexual history and identifying patients' risk factors for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We aimed to evaluate the impact of CASI operating at MSHC. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The proportion of patients who decline to answer questions using CASI was determined. We then compared consultation times and STI-testing rates during comparable CASI and non-CASI operating periods. Patients and staff completed anonymous questionnaires about their experience with CASI. 14,190 patients completed CASI during the audit period. Men were more likely than women to decline questions about the number of partners they had of the opposite sex (4.4% v 3.6%, p=0.05) and same sex (8.9% v 0%, p<0.001). One third (34%) of HIV-positive men declined the number of partners they had and 11-17% declined questions about condom use. Women were more likely than men to decline to answer questions about condom use (2.9% v 2.3%, p=0.05). There was no difference in the mean consultation times during CASI and non-CASI operating periods (p≥0.17). Only the proportion of women tested for chlamydia differed between the CASI and non-CASI period (84% v 88% respectively, p<0.01). 267 patients completed the survey about CASI. Most (72% men and 69% women) were comfortable using the computer and reported that all their answers were accurate (76% men and 71% women). Half preferred CASI but 18% would have preferred a clinician to have asked the questions. 39 clinicians completed the staff survey. Clinicians felt that for some STI risk factors (range 11%-44%), face-to-face questioning was more accurate than CASI. Only 5% were unsatisfied with CASI. CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated that CASI is acceptable to both patients and clinicians in a sexual health setting and does not adversely affect various measures of clinical output.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3069102?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Lenka A Vodstrcil Jane S Hocking Rosey Cummings Marcus Y Chen Catriona S Bradshaw Tim R H Read Jun K Sze Christopher K Fairley Computer assisted self interviewing in a sexual health clinic as part of routine clinical care; impact on service and patient and clinician views. PLoS ONE |
| title | Computer assisted self interviewing in a sexual health clinic as part of routine clinical care; impact on service and patient and clinician views. |
| title_full | Computer assisted self interviewing in a sexual health clinic as part of routine clinical care; impact on service and patient and clinician views. |
| title_fullStr | Computer assisted self interviewing in a sexual health clinic as part of routine clinical care; impact on service and patient and clinician views. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Computer assisted self interviewing in a sexual health clinic as part of routine clinical care; impact on service and patient and clinician views. |
| title_short | Computer assisted self interviewing in a sexual health clinic as part of routine clinical care; impact on service and patient and clinician views. |
| title_sort | computer assisted self interviewing in a sexual health clinic as part of routine clinical care impact on service and patient and clinician views |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3069102?pdf=render |
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