Despite the evidence that maximum usefulness levels exist, some authors still advise that more can be better.
Experience of computer use, level of concerns, usefulness of functions, and specifically, reason to use electronic medical records and number of outpatient visits were significantly associated with the perceptions.
User satisfaction was assessed at the 8-week follow-up with an 18-item questionnaire that asked about: a) the TERC's perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness; b) level of satisfaction with TERC; c) opinions regarding the exercises prescribed by TERC and d) the likelihood of using a web-based TERC program and performing the exercise routines.
Patient ratings of each item concerning the four dimensions of adequacy of content, clarity of wording, usefulness, and level of anxiety, expressed on a 3-point Likert scale, are depicted in Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively.
Compared to residents, faculty had higher levels of satisfaction with career choice, competence, importance and usefulness; lower levels of anxiousness and depression.
PIM can be judged regarding subjective usefulness on three levels: 1) On the level of cognitions, PIM can improve patients' knowledge; 2) on the level of emotions, PIM can help patients to cope with their illness; and 3) on the level of (intended) behavior, PIM can inform patients about what they can do to manage their illness.
A psychologist presented the QPL and its objectives to the patients, and requested them to rate each question's adequacy of content (if the wording and content of the question was adequate to the context), clarity of wording, usefulness, and the level of anxiety it generated, using a 3-point Likert scale, as well as to provide any comments or suggestions.
This was a large, prospective cohort study that used stringent criteria to diagnose diabetes and to evaluate the usefulness of A1C level in diabetes screening and in the prediction of new-onset diabetes.
Logistic regression was used to assess the usefulness of baseline levels of troponin T and CK-MB vs. ECG findings (ST-segment elevation, ST-segment depression, T-wave inversion, or the presence of confounding factors that impair the detection of ischemia).
The usefulness at national level depends on the political context.
