Jehanzaib Shah1, Usman Haq2, Ali Bashir3, Syed Aslam Shah4. 1. Department of Orthopedics, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 2. 3rd Year Medical Student, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 3. Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 4. Department Surgery, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the awareness of medical apps and academic use of smartphones among medical students. METHODS: The questionnaire-based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in January 2015 and comprised medical students of the Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan. The self-designed questionnaire was reviewed by a panel of expert for content reliability and validity. Questionnaires were distributed in the classrooms and were filled by the students anonymously. SPSS 16 was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Among the 569 medical students in the study, 545 (95.8%) had smartphones and 24(4.2%) were using simple cell phones. Overall, 226(41.46%) of the smart phone users were using some medical apps. Besides, 137(24.08%) were aware of the medical apps but were not using them. Also, 391(71.7%) students were not using any type of medical text eBooks through their phone, and only 154(28.3%) had relevant text eBooks in their phones. CONCLUSIONS: Medical college students were using smartphones mostly as a means of telecommunication rather than a gadget for improving medical knowledge.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the awareness of medical apps and academic use of smartphones among medical students. METHODS: The questionnaire-based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in January 2015 and comprised medical students of the Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan. The self-designed questionnaire was reviewed by a panel of expert for content reliability and validity. Questionnaires were distributed in the classrooms and were filled by the students anonymously. SPSS 16 was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Among the 569 medical students in the study, 545 (95.8%) had smartphones and 24(4.2%) were using simple cell phones. Overall, 226(41.46%) of the smart phone users were using some medical apps. Besides, 137(24.08%) were aware of the medical apps but were not using them. Also, 391(71.7%) students were not using any type of medical text eBooks through their phone, and only 154(28.3%) had relevant text eBooks in their phones. CONCLUSIONS: Medical college students were using smartphones mostly as a means of telecommunication rather than a gadget for improving medical knowledge.
Keywords:
Smartphones, Medical applications, Medical students, Medical college, Medical education.
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