Siracuse Mark V, Sowell John G
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2008 Feb 15;72(1):07. doi: 10.5688/aj720107.
To describe the use of personal digital assistants (PDAs) by doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students; determine the reliability of psychometric constructs that determine technology acceptance; and determine constructs that directly correlate with PDA use.
A survey instrument was developed containing descriptive and psychometric items and administered to PharmD students at 2 universities.
Over half of new users (58.1%) and experienced users (51.3%) reported using their PDA at least weekly. Eighty-four percent of experienced users used their PDA at least weekly to look up drug information. The most reliable scales were perceived usefulness (alpha = 0.92), perceived ease of use (alpha = 0.89), and attitude towards behavior (alpha = 0.84). Intention to use and self-reported use of PDAs were strongly correlated with perceived usefulness, attitude towards behavior, and compatibility.
The majority of pharmacy students used their PDAs at least weekly and find them most useful for looking up drug information.
描述药学博士(PharmD)学生对个人数字助理(PDA)的使用情况;确定决定技术接受度的心理测量结构的可靠性;并确定与PDA使用直接相关的结构。
开发了一种包含描述性和心理测量项目的调查问卷,并对两所大学的药学博士学生进行了调查。
超过一半的新用户(58.1%)和有经验的用户(51.3%)报告至少每周使用一次他们的PDA。84%有经验的用户至少每周使用一次他们的PDA来查阅药物信息。最可靠的量表是感知有用性(α = 0.92)、感知易用性(α = 0.89)和行为态度(α = 0.84)。使用PDA的意图和自我报告的使用情况与感知有用性、行为态度和兼容性密切相关。
大多数药学专业学生至少每周使用一次他们的PDA,并发现它们在查阅药物信息方面最有用。