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A Review of the Use of Handheld Computers in Medical Nutrition

Stefan Holubar, MD and Lillian Harvey-Banchik, MD

Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York

Correspondence: Lillian Harvey-Banchik, 560 Northern Blvd., Suite 206, Great Neck, NY 11021. Electronic mail may be sent to lhbanchik{at}aol.com.

Handheld computers, or personal digital assistants (PDAs), have been used to assist clinicians in medical nutrition since the early 1980s. The term PDA was originally applied to programmable calculators; over time, the capabilities of these devices were expanded to allow for the use of more complicated programs such as databases, spreadsheets, and electronic books. Slowly, the device evolved into what is more commonly thought of as a PDA, that is, a device such as a PalmOS (PalmSource, Inc, Tokyo, Japan) or PocketPC (Microsoft, Redmond, WA) unit. We present a review of the literature about the use of PDAs in medical nutrition, followed by a discussion of the different types of PDAs and mobile technologies that are commercially available. This is followed by a discussion of software applications that are currently available for use by nutrition clinicians, focusing on freeware applications. Finally, future technologies and applications are discussed.

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Vol. 22, No. 4, 428-435 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0115426507022004428
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