Table 8 Respondents' agreement (Likert scale of 1 = strongly agree to 5 = strongly disagree) with statements on PDAs.* (N = 26)
Quality of PDAs | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
Provide information at one's "fingertips" | 2.00 | 0.75 |
A faster means to access information as compared to a text reference (e.g. CPS) | 2.23 | 0.82 |
A faster means to access information as compared to a desktop or laptop computer | 2.35 | 0.98 |
Help to organize information | 2.46 | 0.90 |
Help to inform decisions in my patient care activities | 2.50 | 0.99 |
An impetus to look up drug or disease information | 2.65 | 1.20 |
Improve my patient's health outcomes | 2.92 | 1.20 |
Decrease paperwork | 3.35 | 1.16 |