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J Am Med Inform Assoc 17:403-410 doi:10.1136/jamia.2010.005660
  • Research paper

Effects of a computer-supported interactive tailored patient assessment tool on patient care, symptom distress, and patients' need for symptom management support: a randomized clinical trial

Table 2

Number of patient charts reviewed (N) and mean±SD for chart entries

Intervention Control
Profession N Mean±SD N Mean±SD p Value
Inpatients Physicians 59 10±7.2 58 7.9±4.5 <0.001
Nurses 59 36±32 57 32±26 <0.001
Outpatients Physicians 46 5.0±3.2 46 4.2±2.1 0.06
Nurses* 5 15±12 8 7.5±5.2 <0.001
  • * The N for nursing entries in outpatient charts is low because patients received independent nursing consultations in the hematological unit, but not in the lymphoma units.

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