Participants' Satisfaction with Handheld and Laptop Computers
| Items | Handheld Mean (SD) | Laptop Mean (SD) | Difference (95% CI) | p Value |
| Q1. how would you rate the level of difficulty in learning to use the handheld/laptop for the data entry process | 3.90 (0.88) | 4.34 (0.58) | 0.44 (0.28; 0.59) | <0.001 |
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| Q2. how would you rate the handheld/laptop data entry menus | 4.32 (0.88) | 4.65 (0.53) | 0.33 (0.17; 0.48) | <0.001 |
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| Q3. how fast is it to find the handheld/laptop data entry menus | 4.39 (0.69) | 4.68 (0.76) | 0.29 (0.14; 0.43) | <0.001 |
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| Q4. How would you rate the overall presentation (menu, reminder lists, organization) of the handheld/laptop? | 4.20 (1.13) | 4.61 (0.76) | 0.41 (0.20; 0.60) | <0.001 |
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| Q5. how does the process of entering data in a handheld compare to laptops | 4.58 (0.69) | ― | ― | ― |
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| Q6. how would you rate your overall satisfaction with the handheld/laptop | 4.19 (0.54) | 4.45 (0.79) | 0.34 (0.20; 0.46) | <0.001 |
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CI = confidence interval; SD = standard deviation.















