Do patients like psychometric testing by computer?
Programmed a micro-computer to administer and score the Crown-Crisp Experiential Index (CCEI) (Crown & Crisp, 1979) for a study of the psychological state of 59 newly delivered mothers. This publication reports the findings of a separate paper-and-pencil questionnaire assessment of the patients' attitudes to the computer itself. The 59 patients were almost unanimous in finding the computer acceptable and easy to use; only 1 S minded using it. None found the instructions difficult to understand, and only 1 had difficulty in reading them. Only 2 would object to using the computer again.
D001290:Attitude; D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008838:Microcomputers; D011247:Pregnancy; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics