- Title
- Acceptability of a touch screen tablet psychosocial survey administered to radiation therapy patients in Japan
- Creator
- Suzuki, Eiji; Mackenzie, Lisa; Sanson-Fisher, Robert; Carey, Mariko; D'Este, Catherine; Asada, Hiromi; Toi, Masakazu
- Relation
- International Journal of Behavioral Medicine Vol. 23, Issue 4, p. 485-491
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12529-015-9502-2
- Publisher
- Springer
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Background: Studies in western clinical settings suggest that touch screen computer surveys are an acceptable mode of collecting information about cancer patients' wellbeing Purpose: We examined the acceptability of a touch screen tablet survey among cancer patients in Japan. Methods: Eligible patients (n = 262) attending a university hospital radiation therapy (RT) department were invited to complete a touch screen tablet survey about psychosocial communication and care. Survey consent and completion rates, the proportion and characteristics of patients who completed the touch screen survey unassisted, and patient-reported acceptability were assessed. Results: Of 158 consenting patients (consent rate 60 % [95 % CI 54, 66 %] of eligible patients), 152 completed the touch screen computer survey (completion rate 58 % [95 % CI 52, 64 %] of eligible patients). The survey was completed without assistance by 74 % (n = 113; 95 % CI 67, 81 %) of respondents. Older age was associated with higher odds of having assistance with survey completion (OR 1.09; 95 % CI 1.04, 1.14 %). Ninety-two percent of patients (95 % CI 86, 96 %) felt that the touch screen survey was easy to use and 95 % (95 % CI 90, 98 %) agreed or strongly agreed that they were comfortable answering the questions. Overall, 65 % (95 % CI 57, 73 %) of respondents would be willing to complete such a survey more than once while waiting for RT treatment. Conclusions: Although patient self-reported acceptability of the touch screen survey was high, self-administered touch screen tablet surveys may not be entirely appropriate for older cancer patients or possibly for patients with lower educational attainment.
- Subject
- survey methods; handheld computers; patient preference; age factors; cancer; Japan
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1319793
- Identifier
- uon:23969
- Identifier
- ISSN:1070-5503
- Rights
- This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12529-015-9502-2
- Language
- eng
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