Abstract:
STUDY OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate that a complete and rapid clinical history can be obtained using a self-administered, bilingual questionnaire. DESIGN:A post-test experimental design was used to evaluate time spent obtaining the history and information completeness for the two groups. SETTING:Urban county emergency department. PARTICIPANTS:All patients were non-English-speaking Hispanic women who presented with gynecologic complaints. METHODS:Fifty-five patients completed a history questionnaire in Spanish on a form that displayed their responses in English on the carbon copy. In the control group, a history was obtained using a bilingual interpreter. RESULTS:Average completion time was significantly less (t = 14.38; P < .0001) for the experimental group (chi 2 = 5.67 minutes; SD, 1.89) than for controls (chi 2 = 14.58 minutes; SD, 4.19). There was no statistical difference in review criteria for documentation between groups. CONCLUSION:Using a bilingual questionnaire to obtain a clinical history results in more rapid patient evaluation without affecting the quality of information obtained.
journal_name
Ann Emerg Medjournal_title
Annals of emergency medicineauthors
Nasr I,Cordero M,Houmes B,Fagan J,Rydman R,Green Cdoi
10.1016/s0196-0644(05)80799-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-05-01 00:00:00pages
824-8issue
5eissn
0196-0644issn
1097-6760pii
S0196-0644(05)80799-1journal_volume
22pub_type
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
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更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1988-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1995-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.12.004
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(86)80388-2
更新日期:1986-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1998-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1990-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00