Designing an electronic blood-borne virus risk alert to improve uptake of testing.

ABSTRACT: The primary aim of the current study was to test the effect of the presentation design of a test alert system on healthcare workers' (HCWs') decision-making regarding blood-borne virus (BBV) testing. The secondary aim was to determine HCWs' acceptance of the system. An online survey used a within-subjects research design with four design factors as independent variables. The dependent variable was clinical decision. Ten realistic descriptions of hypothetical patients were presented to participants who were asked to decide whether to request BBV testing. The effect of a pre-set course of action to request BBV testing was significant when additional information (cost-effectiveness, date of last BBV test or risk assessment) was not presented, with a 16% increase from 30 to 46% accept decision

SUBMITTER: van Schaik P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7720350 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature