An internet web site as a data collection platform for multicenter research.

نویسندگان

  • Alexander Avidan
  • Charles Weissman
  • Charles L Sprung
چکیده

The Internet can be an effective alternative for data collection for multicenter studies. It has major advantages over the "classical" method of using paper and traditional ("snail") mail. We developed an Internet site and implemented collection of data for a multicenter study of ethical decision-making. The Web site was built with Microsoft FrontPage as the authoring tool. Database management was performed with Microsoft Access. Security issues were the major concerns for the web design. Thirty-seven European centers enrolled 4248 patients during 1.5 yr using the Internet site. The use of this Internet site for data acquisition was highly effective, and the investigators were able to use the system without training. Overall satisfaction of the investigators was high. After security issues, interactivity and user-friendly design are the main cornerstones for the success of such a system.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Anesthesia and analgesia

دوره 100 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005