BACKGROUND Many healthcare professionals use smartphones and tablets to inform patient care. Contemporary research suggests that handheld computers may support aspects of clinical diagnosis and management. This systematic review was designed to synthesise high quality evidence to answer the question; Does healthcare professionals' use of handheld computers improve their access to information an...

OBJECTIVE To examine doctors' perspectives about their experiences with handheld computers in clinical practice. DESIGN Qualitative study of eight focus groups consisting of doctors with diverse training and practice patterns. SETTING Six practice settings across the United States and two additional focus group sessions held at a national meeting of general internists. PARTICIPANTS 54 doc...

In spite of prior extensive research on the role of information systems (IS) in controlling interorganizational transactions, very little has been said about the role of handheld computers in inter-organizational control. The literature on handheld computers suggests that their facilities of mobility and connectivity engender usability patterns that are significantly different from those relate...

Small pocket computers offer great potential in workplaces where mobility is needed to collect data or access reference information while carrying out tasks such as maintenance or customer support. This paper reports on three studies examining the hypothesis that data entry by older workers is easier when the pocket computer has a physical keyboard, albeit a small one, rather than a touch-scree...

Delivering eHealth in developing countries faces different health and socio-economic challenges to the developed one. But, if a global health infrastructure is to evolve, then developing countries need to play their part. So, whilst the context may differ, the localization-globalization of content issues needs to be jointly addressed. In providing robust and affordable connectivity, particularl...

3D user interfaces (3DUI) aim to enhance the user performance of 3D interactive tasks. In this paper we focus on the bridges between 3DUIs and handheld computers, following two directions. First, 3DUIs must be developed for efficient interaction with embedded 3D applications. Second, handheld computers can be useful for distant interaction with large displays in collaborative 3D applications. W...

Until recently, visualization of 3D models required computational resources available only on desktop computers in office environments. With the advance of technology, it is now possible to visualize substantial 3D models on mobile handheld computers in the field. This paper discusses some of the current technology, discusses the use of the Virtual Reality Modeling Language on mobile handheld c...