title: Nurses behaviour pre and post the implementation of data capture using tablet computers in a rural clinic in South Africa.
abstract: This Time and Motion study was part of a larger Open Source Development Project to evaluate the use of Tablet computers for collecting patient data in rural clinics in the OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The intention was to determine if there were any differences in the activities and workloads between the two methods of data capture. The main difference between the Phases was that the number of activities undertaken per patient decreased in the second phase. More time was spent on each activity.
authors.affiliation: CHIRAD, University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.affiliation: CHIRAD, University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa.
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Mahony
authors.affiliation: CHIRAD, University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa.
authors.forename: Chrispin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kabuya
authors.affiliation: CHIRAD, University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Betts
authors.affiliation: CHIRAD, University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Odama
mesh_terms: D034201:Computers, Handheld / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013019:South Africa; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014600:Utilization Review; D057188:Workflow; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*