Patients satisfied with e-prescribing in Sweden: a survey of a nationwide implementation

Abstract

To evaluate Swedish patients' attitudes towards e-prescribing, including the transfer of e-prescriptions, electronic storing of prescriptions and mail-order prescriptions. Methods This study was a nationwide survey of attitudes among Swedish patients and was conducted as a postal questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed for the purpose of this study and aimed to evaluate respondents' views concerning e-prescribing, electronic storing of e-prescriptions and mail-order prescriptions from aspects including safety, personal benefits and effectiveness. A study population of 1500 individuals meeting the inclusion criteria was randomly selected from a database of individuals in Sweden storing prescriptions electronically (n = 5 840 599).The response rate was 52% (739/1429).