Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Department of Health Information Management and Technology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Department of Immunology and Allergy, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Research Center, FANAP Co., Tehran, Iran.
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Department of Immunology and Allergy, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
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Department of English Language, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background: The two main pillars of asthma management include regular follow-up and using guidelines in the treatment process. Patient portals enable regular follow-up of disease, and guideline-based decision-support-systems can improve the use of guidelines in the treatment process. Based on the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and Snell’s drug interaction, asthma management system in primary care (AMSPC) includes the capabilities of both mentioned systems. This system was developed to improve regular follow-up and use GINA in the asthma management process. This study aimed to assess the accuracy and usability of the AMSPC based on the GINA and Snell’s drug interaction.
Materials and Methods: To assess the accuracy of the system, kappa test was used to calculate the degree of agreement between the suggestions made by the system and the physician’s decision for a total of 64 patients selected through convenience sampling method. To assess usability, the Questionnaire for User Interface Satisfaction (QUIS) was used.
Results: The scores of the Kappa for the agreements between the system and the physician in determining “drug type and dosage”, “follow-up time”, and “drug interactions” were 0.90, 0.94, and 0.94, respectively. The average score of the QUIS was 8.6 out of 9.
Conclusion: Due to the high accuracy of the system in computerizing the GINA and Snell’s drug interaction, as well as its proper usability, it is expected that the system be widely used to improve asthma management and reduce drug interactions.
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