Table 4

Users

Users
n (%)
References

Medical professionals


     Nurses/caregivers
34 (51%)
[13,22,23,27,29-31,34,37,39,41-45,47,51,52,54-56,59,62,64-71,73-77,83,87,88]
     Paramedics
5 (7%)
[24,54,63,80,91]
     Physicians
36 (54%)
[13,22,23,29,31,32,41-52,54,55,58-61,63,64,69-71,74,76,78-85,88,91]
Lay persons


     Patients
48 (72%)
[21-24,26-33,35-54,57-62,64,67-69,72,84-86,88]
     Private caregivers/family
9 (13%)
[21,23,30,34-36,40,65,66,72]
Others
4 (6%)
[21,41,68,76]

Note: Multiple entries in different categories are possible. The percentages refer to all 67 systems reviewed.

Orwat et al. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2008 8:26   doi:10.1186/1472-6947-8-26