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This pilot study examined the patient\u2019s satisfaction when using a tablet-based digital questionnaire as a tool for obtaining medical history in an emergency department and to what extent gender, age, technical competence and mother tongue influence the user satisfaction. Patients were asked to complete three consecutive questionnaires: The first questionnaire collected basic epidemiological data to measure past digital usage behaviour, the second questionnaire collected the patient\u2019s medical history, and the third questionnaire assessed the overall perceived user satisfaction when using the tablet-based survey application for medical anamnesis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 111 consenting patients, 86 completed all three questionnaires. In summary, the user evaluation was positive with 97.7% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200984) of the patients stating that they had no major difficulties using the digital questionnaire. Only 8.1% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20097) of patients reported a preference to fill out a paper-and-pen version on the next visit instead, while 98.8% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200985) stated that they would feel confident filling out a digital questionnaire on the next visit. 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