PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Chia-Hsien Su
AU  - Tsai-Chung Li
AU  - Der-Yang Cho
AU  - Wei-Fen Ma
AU  - Yu-Shan Chang
AU  - Tsung-Han Lee
AU  - Li-Chi Huang
TI  - Effectiveness of a computerised system of patient education in clinical practice: a longitudinal nested cohort study
AID  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020621
DP  - 2018 May 01
TA  - BMJ Open
PG  - e020621
VI  - 8
IP  - 5
4099  - http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/5/e020621.short
4100  - http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/5/e020621.full
SO  - BMJ Open2018 May 01; 8
AB  - Introduction Developing electronic health record information systems is an international trend for promoting the integration of health information and enhancing the quality of medical services. Patient education is a frequent intervention in nursing care, and recording the amount and quality of patient education have become essential in the nursing record. The aims of this study are (1): to develop a high-quality Patient Education Assessment and Description Record System (PEADRS) in the electronic medical record (2); to examine the effectiveness of the PEADRS on documentation and nurses’ satisfaction (3); to facilitate communication and cooperation between professionals.Methods and analysis A quasi-experimental design and random sampling will be used. The participants are nurses who are involved in patient education by using traditional record or the PEADRS at a medical centre. A prospective longitudinal nested cohort study will be conducted to compare the effectiveness of the PEADRS, including (1): the length of nursing documentation (2); satisfaction with using the PEADRS; and (3) the benefit to professional cooperation.Ethics and dissemination Patient privacy will be protected according to Electronic Medical Record Management Practices of the hospital. This study develops a patient education digital record system, which would profit the quality of clinical practice in health education. The results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and will be presented at scientific conferences.