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Family Practice Advance Access originally published online on August 17, 2005
Family Practice 2006 23(1):88-90; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi079
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Is a computer questionnaire of childhood asthma acceptable in general practice?

Sheree Kablea, Richard Henryb, Rob Sanson-Fishera, Malcolm Irelandc and Jill Cockburna

a School of Medical Practice and Population Health, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, b School of Paediatrics, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia, c Hunter Urban Division of General Practice, NSW, Australia

Correspondence to Sheree Kable. Email: sheree.kable{at}newcastle.edu.au

Objectives. To determine whether a previously-validated touch screen computer program of symptoms and management of childhood asthma is acceptable to parents who accompany their children to consult a GP, and to examine whether any parent characteristics are associated with acceptability.

Methods. Conducted in general practice in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. A cross sectional pen and paper survey was given to parents of children consulting a GP after completing the computer questionnaire on childhood asthma in the waiting room. Measurements were frequencies of Likert scale responses to statements concerning the computer questionnaire, compared with demographic and personal characteristics.

Results. High levels of acceptability of the asthma computer questionnaire were reported by the 198 respondents, with most being willing to do the same program once or twice a year (87%), or to do similar programs on other topics (91%). Most respondents (81%) agreed that the computer program was enjoyable, and very few (8%) would have preferred to answer the asthma questions by pen and paper rather than by computer. Two or more children accompanying the parent was the characteristic most associated with less positive responses.

Conclusions. Overall the high acceptability of this questionnaire suggests that this computerised format is an appropriate method of screening children for asthma and determining their current management. As a large component of underdiagnosis of asthma is lack of reporting to the doctor, this valid and acceptable diagnostic aid has the potential to improve detection of unreported asthma, and also to identify high-risk individuals.

Keywords. Asthma, child, computers, family practice, questionnaires.


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