title: Using touch-screen technology to assess smoking in a low-income primary care clinic: a pilot study.
abstract: This pilot study examined the use of a touch-screen tablet personal computer to assess smoking and alcohol use among low-income primary care patients (N = 100) and tested cross-method consistency with a paper assessment. Data were collected in 2009. A touch-screen survey assessed smoking, alcohol use, partner smoking, and acceptability. A separate paper survey assessed smoking, partner smoking, and acceptability. The touch-screen assessment was highly acceptable and reliable. Implications and limitations are noted. Future research should explore the use of touch-screen technology for clinical endeavors requiring a quick assessment of substance use. There was no outside funding for this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA. psmith3@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Philip H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Gregory G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Homish
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barrick
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Grier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012907:Smoking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014584:User-Computer Interface