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Methods Inf Med 1977; 16(01): 20-23
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1636569
Original Article

Evaluation of an Audio Mode of the Automated Medical History

BEWERTUNG EINES AUDIO-MODUS DER AUTOMATISIERTEN ANAMNESEERHEBUNG
W. W. Stead
1   From the Division of Information Sciences, Department of Community Health Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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W. E. Hammond
1   From the Division of Information Sciences, Department of Community Health Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
,
E. H. Estes
1   From the Division of Information Sciences, Department of Community Health Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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The Westinghouse Voice Response System is a stand-alone hardware unit designed for automated data collection. Questions are asked in the audio mode. Responses are printed at the time of the interview and stored on magnetic tape for future retrieval. This audio system was evaluated as a method for the collection of the initial medical history. In addition, comparisons were made among three techniques of automated data collection: audio, video and paper and pencil. The audio mode of automated history taking was more effective than comparable paper and pencil and video systems in situations where the patient population was of borderline literacy. The Westinghouse Voice Response System is a viable stand-alone system for those situations in which on-line access to a computer is not available.

Das Westinghouse Voice Response System ist eine selbständig arbeitende Hardware-Einheit zur automatisierten Datensammlung’. Fragen werden im Audio-Modus gestellt. Antworten werden im Zeitpunkt des Interviews ausgedruckt und zur späteren Wiederauffindung auf Magnetband gespeichert. Dieses Audio-System wurde auf seine Brauchbarkeit als eine Methode zur Erstellung der BasisKrankengeschichte getestet. Zusätzlich wurden Vergleiche zwischen drei Techniken der automatisierten Datenerfassung, nämlich Audio-, Videound Paper and Pencil-Methoden, angestellt. Der AudioModus zur automatisierten Anamneseerhebung war effektiver als vergleichbare Paper and Penciloder Video-Systeme in Situationen, wo die Patienten gerade eben lesen und schreiben konnten. Das Westinghouse Voice Response System ist ein entwicklungsfähiges, selbständig arbeitendes System für solche Situationen, wenn ein On-line Zugriff zu einem Computer nicht verfügbar ist.

Key-Words

Automated History - Audio Questionnaire - Comparison of History Collection Mode

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Automatisierte Anamneseerhebmig - Audio-Fragebogen - Vergleich von Methoden der Anamneseerhebung


Publication History

Publication Date:
14 February 2018 (online)

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