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Background: Digital technologies play an important role in improving the quality of healthcare services, however, many healthcare workers and students do not recognize this and have low levels of digital competencies and skills. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate digital perceptions and competencies among medical students in pediatrics and pediatric healthcare workers in China.
Methods: A questionnaire on digital competency was designed. The formal survey was carried out from February to May 2024 in pediatric students and pediatricians. Data were analyzed by SPSS20.0 software.
Results: The study included 518 valid questionnaires; 199 medical students in pediatrics and 319 pediatric healthcare workers. In all five themes, pediatric healthcare workers and pediatric students had a mean score higher than 3.0, and the former scored higher. There was no significant difference in the digital competency in pediatricians (3.91) compared to pediatric students (3.82) (P > 0.05). Multivariable analysis revealed that gender and education level were related with digital competency, with male medical students (3.94 vs. 3.75, P = 0.021) and those with higher levels of education (3.99 vs. 3.75, P = 0.030) having better performance. In addition, medical students in pediatric surgery scored higher than those who majored in internal pediatrics (4.11 vs. 3.76, P = 0.017).
Conclusions: Pediatric students and pediatric healthcare workers had a good perception on information of digital technology in the medical field, but had limited ability in digital use and collaboration, digital capacity development, and digital content creation. Better medical education and training strategies should be developed for potential challenges in the coming artificial intelligence era.
背景：数字技术在提高卫生保健服务质量方面发挥着重要作用，然而，许多卫生保健工作者和学生没有认识到这一点，并且数字能力和技能水平较低。因此，本文旨在调查中国儿科医学生和儿科医护人员的数字感知和能力。方法：设计数字化胜任力问卷。这项正式调查于2024年2月至5月在儿科学生和儿科医生中进行。采用SPSS20.0软件对数据进行分析。结果：共纳入有效问卷518份；199名儿科医学院学生和319名儿科保健工作者。在所有五个主题中，儿科医护人员和儿科学生的平均得分均高于3.0分，前者得分更高。儿科医师的数字胜任力（3.91）与儿科学生的数字胜任力（3.82）比较，差异无统计学意义（P < 0.05）。多变量分析显示，性别和受教育程度与数字能力相关，男医学生（3.94 vs. 3.75, P = 0.021）和受教育程度较高的医学生（3.99 vs. 3.75, P = 0.030）表现更好。此外，儿科外科医学生得分高于内科儿科医学生（4.11 vs. 3.76, P = 0.017）。结论：儿科学生和儿科医护人员对医疗领域的数字技术信息有较好的认知，但在数字使用和协作、数字能力开发和数字内容创作方面的能力有限。应该制定更好的医学教育和培训战略，以应对即将到来的人工智能时代的潜在挑战。
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The World Journal of Pediatrics, a monthly publication, is dedicated to disseminating peer-reviewed original papers, reviews, and special reports focusing on clinical practice and research in pediatrics.
We welcome contributions from pediatricians worldwide on new developments across all areas of pediatrics, including pediatric surgery, preventive healthcare, pharmacology, stomatology, and biomedicine. The journal also covers basic sciences and experimental work, serving as a comprehensive academic platform for the international exchange of medical findings.
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