%0 Journal Article
%T Qualitative evaluation of a diabetes electronic decision support tool: views of users
%A Qing Wan
%A Meredith Makeham
%A Nicholas A Zwar
%A Susanna Petche
%J BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
%D 2012
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1472-6947-12-61
%X This was a qualitative study of telephone interviews. General Practitioners and Practice Nurses from four Divisions of General Practice who had used the EDS tool for a minimum of six weeks were invited to participate. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and the interview transcripts were coded and thematically analysed using NVivo 8 software.In total 15 General Practitioners and 2 Practice Nurses completed the interviews. The most commonly used feature of the EDS tool was the summary side bar; its major function was to provide an overview of clinical information and a prompt or reminder to diabetes care. It also assisted communication and served an educational role as a visual aide in the consultation. Some participants thought the tool resulted in longer consultations. There were a range of barriers to use related to the design and functionality of the tool and to the primary care context.The EDS tool shows promise as a way of summarising information about patients¡¯ diabetes state, reminder of required diabetes care and an aide to patient education.
%U http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/12/61/abstract