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Electronic Clinical Records For Physiotherapists, Christine Barry, Mark Jones, Karen Grimmer
Electronic Clinical Records For Physiotherapists, Christine Barry, Mark Jones, Karen Grimmer
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Purpose: This pilot study compared traditional (paper-based) and electronic (computerized) clinical physiotherapy records. The content of the records and the software’s user acceptability were considered. Methods: A neuro-musculoskeletal patient scenario involving two encounters (initial and follow-up) was scripted and role-played to each of three experienced physiotherapists (A, B and C). Participants assessed the patient and made traditional clinical records. After basic training in an electronic record system, they repeated the assessments and made electronic records via a laptop computer. Three experienced physiotherapists (A, D and E) each used their usual method to write a clinical report and an electronic record …