Pre COVID-19 usage of smartphones and medical applications among medical students

International journal of basic and clinical pharmacology Pub Date : 2021-04-26 DOI:10.18203/2319-2003.IJBCP20211639

H. A. Butt, W. Ali, Warda Hussain, Amaidah Mir, W. Butt, Manahil Zulfiqar

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Background: To determine awareness of medical students that utilize smartphone and their familiarity of medical applications. Methods: The questionnaire-based descriptive study was conducted in December 2019 and comprised medical students of first year and second year of the CMH Kharian Medical College, Kharian, and Nawaz Sharif Medical College, Gujrat, Gujranwala Medical College, Gujranwala and Mohi-ud-Din Islamic Medical College, Mirpur. Questionnaires were distributed in the classrooms and were filled by the students anonymously. SPSS 20 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Among the 770 medical students in the study, 747 (97%) had smartphones and 23 (3%) were using simple cell phones. Overall, 362 (47%) of the smart phone users were using some medical apps. Besides, 223 (29%) were aware of the medical apps but were not using them. Also, 655 (85%) students were not using any type of medical text eBooks through their phone, and only 115 (15%) had relevant text eBooks in their phones. Conclusions: A very low awareness among medical college students exists regarding smartphones as a gadget for improving medical knowledge.

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新冠肺炎前医学生智能手机和医疗应用的使用情况

背景:确定医学生使用智能手机的意识和他们对医学应用的熟悉程度。方法:于2019年12月进行基于问卷的描述性研究，研究对象为古吉拉特邦CMH Kharian医学院、Nawaz Sharif医学院、Gujranwala医学院、Gujranwala医学院和Mirpur mohi - oud - din伊斯兰医学院的一年级和二年级医学生。调查问卷在教室里分发，由学生匿名填写。采用SPSS 20进行统计分析。结果:参与研究的770名医学生中，有747名(97%)拥有智能手机，23名(3%)使用简易手机。总体而言，362(47%)的智能手机用户在使用一些医疗应用程序。此外，223人(29%)知道医疗应用程序，但没有使用它们。此外，655名(85%)学生没有通过手机使用任何类型的医学文本电子书，只有115名(15%)学生的手机中有相关的文本电子书。结论:医科大学生对智能手机作为提高医学知识的工具的认知程度很低。

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