Introduction: Electronic Health Record contains all the information related to the health of citizens, from before birth to death have been consistently over time is electronically stored and will be available without regard to location or time all or part of it to authorized persons. The acceptance of EHR by citizens is important in successful implementation of it. The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes and behaviors related to the introduction of electronic health records among Shiraz university student.Method:The present study is a cross-sectional descriptive survey. The study population consisted of all Shiraz University students. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire and data were analyzed in SPSS v.16 software, using descriptive statistical tests. Also, the samples, i.e. 384 students, were selected through convenient sampling.Results: The results showed that most of the students kept their medical records at home to show them to a specialist and only 15% of them were familiar with the Electronic Health Records term. The use of Electronic Health Records for Maintenance of drug prescriptions was of the most importance.Conclusion: Among the students who are educated class and the source of change, the university students’ familiarity with Electronic Health Records is too low and most of them were not even familiar with its name and it is very important to implement this system familiarize the users on how to use it sufficiently.Keywords: Electronic Health Record (EHR), Attitudes and behaviors, Shiraz University Students
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Nematollahi, M., Abhari, S., & Garavand, A. (2015). Attitudes and behaviors related to introduction of Electronic Health Record (EHR) among Shiraz University students in 2014. Health Management & Information Science, 2(3), 97-100.
MLA
Mohtaram Nematollahi; Shahabeddin Abhari; Ali Garavand. "Attitudes and behaviors related to introduction of Electronic Health Record (EHR) among Shiraz University students in 2014". Health Management & Information Science, 2, 3, 2015, 97-100.
HARVARD
Nematollahi, M., Abhari, S., Garavand, A. (2015). 'Attitudes and behaviors related to introduction of Electronic Health Record (EHR) among Shiraz University students in 2014', Health Management & Information Science, 2(3), pp. 97-100.
VANCOUVER
Nematollahi, M., Abhari, S., Garavand, A. Attitudes and behaviors related to introduction of Electronic Health Record (EHR) among Shiraz University students in 2014. Health Management & Information Science, 2015; 2(3): 97-100.
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