Computer Literacy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Implementing touch-screen technology to enhance recognition of distress.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: The University of California, San Diego, Moores Cancer Center implemented a systematic approach for patients to communicate with their health-care team in real-time regarding psychosocial problem-related distress using touch-screen ... Read more...

Computer and internet use by ophthalmologists and trainees in an academic centre.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine computer, internet, and department web site use by members of the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ont. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis. ... Read more...

An e-health system for the elderly (Butler Project): a pilot study on acceptance and satisfaction.

30 May 2009 The Butler Project is a technological e-health platform that uses the Internet to connect various users; it was designed to deliver health care to the elderly. The Butler platform has three levels of implementation: diagnosis (mood monitoring, alert ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Computer Literacy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Implementing touch-screen technology to enhance recognition of distress. 30 Jul 2009
• A commentary on information technology competencies. 30 Jul 2009
• Informatics and technology. 29 Jun 2009
• Computer and internet use by ophthalmologists and trainees in an academic centre. 30 May 2009
• An e-health system for the elderly (Butler Project): a pilot study on acceptance and satisfaction. 30 May 2009
• Why the offline are offline: a survey of internet use by educated Pakistani adults. 30 May 2009
• Assessment tool for nursing student computer competencies. 29 Apr 2009
• A systematic review of patient acceptance of consumer health information technology. 21 Apr 2009
• Evaluation of contextual influences on the medication administration practice of paediatric nurses. Apr 2009
• Bridging the digital divide by increasing computer and cancer literacy: community technology centers for head-start parents and families. 30 Mar 2009
• Research issues related to education. 30 Mar 2009
• Telehealth: is your staff ready to implement? A descriptive exploratory study of readiness for this technology in home health care. 30 Mar 2009
• Web usability testing with a Hispanic medically underserved population. 30 Mar 2009
• Commentary on Eley R, Fallon T, Soar J, Buikstra E & Hegney D (2009) Barriers to use of information and computer technology by Australia's nurses: a national survey. Journal of Clinical Nursing 18, 1149-1156. 30 Mar 2009
• Technophobe to technophile. 30 Mar 2009
• Implementing an electronic medical record at a residency site: physicians' perceived effects on quality of care, documentation, and productivity. 30 Mar 2009
• Factors influencing computer literacy of Taiwan and South Korea nurses. 30 Mar 2009
• Prescription for trouble: Medicare Part D and patterns of computer and internet access among the elderly. 30 Mar 2009
• Patient records. 30 Mar 2009
• Medical education and professionalism. 19 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Computer Literacy'

Definition: General learning, knowledge, and fluency with computer terms; also, becoming familiar with how computers operate and how they are programmed.

Descriptor UI: D003197

Alternative terms: Computer Literacy; Computer Literacies; Literacies, Computer; Literacy, Computer;

Tree Number: L01.143.256;

History Note: 87

Technical Notes: IM; no qualif