The patient and the computer in the primary care consultation.
Studies of the doctor-patient relationship have focused on the elaboration of power and/or authority using a range of techniques to study the encounter between doctor and patient. The widespread adoption of computers by doctors brings a third party into the consultation. While there has been some research into the way doctors view and manage this new relationship, the behavior of patients in response to the computer is rarely studied. In [...]
Author(s): Pearce, Christopher, Arnold, Michael, Phillips, Christine, Trumble, Stephen, Dwan, Kathryn
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2010.006486