Quality of human-computer interaction - results of a national usability survey of hospital-IT in Germany

Table 3 Sample characteristics

Occupation	participants	%
clinicians (physicians, nurses and allied health personnel)	658	65
non-bed-side medical personnel (radiologists, labratory)	73	7
administrative duties	127	13
IT-employees	41	4
IT-management	74	7
hospital management	32	3
Sum	1005	100
IT-System	participants	%
CIS	558	56
RIS/PACS	35	3
LIS	42	4
PDMS	27	3
AIMS	33	3
ORIS	25	2
Administr. IS	31	3
Pharmacy IS	14	1
Staff Roster	69	7
Med. Contr.	21	2
Other	112	11
no answer	38	4
Sum	1005	100
Age	participants	%
< 20 years	6	1
21 - 30 years	148	15
31 - 40 years	304	30
41 - 50 years	342	34
51 - 60 years	175	17
> 60 years	30	3
Sum	1005	100
Sex	participants	%
women	404	40
men	601	60
Sum	1005	100
Work experience	participants	%
< 6 months	15	1
6 months - 1 year	26	3
1 year - 5 years	149	15
5 years - 10 years	173	17
more than 10 years	642	64
Sum	1005	100
Organizing institution	participants	%
public	105	10
private	206	20
noncommercial	692	69
no answer	2	0,2
Sum	1005	100
Number of beds	participants	%
< 200	99	9,9
200-799	479	47,7
> 800	424	42,2
no answer	3	0,3
Sum	1005	100

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