A randomised controlled trial comparing computer-assisted with face-to-face sexual history taking in a clinical setting

• HIT Description: computer-assisted assisted self interview for sexual history More info...
  
• Purpose of Study: compare the performance of a computer-assisted self-administered sexual history with face-to-face sexual history from patients attending a sexual health center
  
• Years of study: 2005
  
• Study Design: RCT
  
• Outcomes: impact on patient satisfaction and impact on health care effectiveness and quality
  

• Settings: patients seeking care at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, the main public sexual health centre in Victoria, Australia
• Intervention: participants completed the computer-assisted self interviews (CASI) using a laptop computer in a private section of the waiting room and then were interviewed using the face-to-face interview (FTFI) (same questions). Controls were assessed using the face-to-face interview.
• Evaluation Method: comparison of interview responses stored in ACCESS, clinic database, and data from written medical records
• Description: CASI questionnaire written using Quask
• Quality of Care and Patient Safety Outcome: Responses to questions using CASI andFTFI were similar except women reported higher numbers of male partners when using CASI and CASI participants also reported previous hepatitis B vaccination more often. Participants found the CASI easy or very easy to complete and most were comfortable using it.