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KNOWBED: A Clinical Decision Support System to integrate Scientific Knowledge at the bedside
Alicia MARTÍNEZ-GARCÍA;
Ana Belén NARANJO-SAUCEDO;
José RIVAS-GONZÁLEZ;
Antonio ROMERO-TABARES;
Ana María MARÍN-CASSINELLO;
Anselmo ANDRÉS-MARTÍN;
Francisco José SÁNCHEZ-LAGUNA;
Román VILLEGAS-PORTERO;
Francisco De Paula PÉREZ-LEÓN;
Jesús MORENO-CONDE;
Carlos Luís PARRA-CALDERÓN
ABSTRACT
Background:
The Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) paradigm requires the development of skills of healthcare personnel in the efficient search of the literature and the application of formal rules for the evaluation of evidence contained in the medical literature. Incorporating this methodology into the decision-making process of routine clinical practice allows to improve the patients’ healthcare, leading to increase the patient safety and to optimize resource efficiency.
Objective:
To enable physicians to carry out decision-making processes based on EBM during their regular clinical practice in an agile method.
Methods:
Two basic components integrate the KNOWBED system: a knowledge station (web application) and a mobile application. KNOWBED system has been tested in in the context of the bronchiolitis pathology from the Paediatrics Unit from the “Virgen Macarena” University Hospital (Seville, Spain). The system was evaluated using two indicators: usability and effectiveness.
Results:
A technological system (KNOWBED system) has been designed, developed and validated to support clinical decision making in mobility based in standards that has been incorporated into the practice of physicians. From this tool, physicians can consult existing scientific knowledge at bedside and access of recommendations of clinical protocols established based on EBM.
Conclusions:
KNOWBED system is considered a useful and innovative system by physicians. The surveys of usability filled in by the users of the system show that it is particularly easy to access the knowledge bases. However, this article sets out certain improvements to be made in future experiences.
Citation
Please cite as:
MARTÍNEZ-GARCÍA A, NARANJO-SAUCEDO AB, RIVAS-GONZÁLEZ J, ROMERO-TABARES A, MARÍN-CASSINELLO AM, ANDRÉS-MARTÍN A, SÁNCHEZ-LAGUNA FJ, VILLEGAS-PORTERO R, PÉREZ-LEÓN FDP, MORENO-CONDE J, PARRA-CALDERÓN CL
A Clinical Decision Support System (KNOWBED) to Integrate Scientific Knowledge at the Bedside: Development and Evaluation Study