Hospitalized Patients Accessing Information on Prescribed Medications from the Bedside Terminal: A Cross-Sectional Study

Jungwon Cho, Seungyeon Kim, Sangyoon Shin, Hyejin Yoo, Gi Hyue Park, Eunha Jeon, Eunsook Lee, Ho-Young Lee and Euni Lee
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Jungwon Cho: College of Pharmacy & Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro 1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
Seungyeon Kim: College of Pharmacy & Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro 1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
Sangyoon Shin: College of Pharmacy & Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro 1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
Hyejin Yoo: College of Pharmacy & Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro 1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
Gi Hyue Park: College of Pharmacy & Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro 1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
Eunha Jeon: Office of Digital Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82, Gumi-ro 173, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13620, Korea
Eunsook Lee: Department of Pharmacy, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82, Gumi-ro 173, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13620, Korea
Ho-Young Lee: Office of Digital Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82, Gumi-ro 173, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13620, Korea
Euni Lee: College of Pharmacy & Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro 1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-10

Abstract: Studies have documented the impact of various types of health care information technology (HIT) on patient outcomes. However, literature on the HIT products is largely for outpatients and little is known about those for hospitalized patients. In 2014, a Korean hospital developed an inpatient portal known as the Smart Bedside Station (SBS). A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the associated factors for accessing the medication view menu ( Today’s Medication ) on the SBS using data from October 2018 through September 2019. A root cause analysis with expert review was conducted to identify additional barriers for accessing the medication view menu. Approximately 92.58% of the study population accessed the SBS at least once during their hospital stay. However, 99.20% of accessed patients used the SBS for entertainment purposes (e.g., television) and 40.16% viewed the medication information. Younger age, higher education, and certain jobs were significant associated factors for accessing the medication information. In conclusion, this study revealed strong associations between accessing the medication view menu on the SBS and a number of associated factors. Based on the results, further research is warranted to suggest new items to access the medication view menu by hospitalized patients.

Keywords: health care information technology; patient portals; personal health record; patient empowerment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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