Citation

Weir CR. Proc. AMIA Symp. 1998; ePub(ePub): 310-314.

Affiliation

SLC Veteran's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Hanley and Belfus)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9929232

PMCID

PMC2232242

Abstract

Action Identification Theory was used to explore user's subjective constructions of information tasks in a primary care setting. The first part of the study involved collecting clinician's descriptions of their information tasks. These items were collated and then rated by another larger group of clinicians. Results clearly identified 6 major information tasks, including communication, patient assessment, work monitoring, seeking science information, compliance with policies and procedures, and data integration. Results discussed in terms of implications for evaluation and assessing information needs in a clinical setting.

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