O'Reilly M K, Nason G J, Liddy S, Fitzgerald C W, Kelly M E, Shields C
Department of Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Ir J Med Sci. 2014 Dec;183(4):573-7. doi: 10.1007/s11845-013-1053-4. Epub 2013 Dec 15.
Smartphones have revolutionised our demands for constant access to information. The usage of smartphones in the clinical setting is becoming widespread. The aim of our study was to assess smartphone ownership and usage across a cohort of interns.
A voluntary novel questionnaire was distributed to interns in two university hospitals. Details regarding smartphone ownership and usage were assessed. Likert scales were utilised for analysis.
Sixty-one (74.4 %) interns responded to the survey. Sixty (98.4 %) owned a smartphone with iPhone(®) being the most popular (76.7 %). Fifty-five (91.6 %) interns have downloaded medical applications ('apps'), while 29 (52.3 %) reported paying for them. Regarding smartphone use on-call, 30 (50 %) interns agreed it aids diagnoses, 26 (43 %) agree it helped in interpreting laboratory values, 31 (51.7 %) agreed it helped in dosing of medication and 33 (55 %) agreed it was of assistance in medical emergency protocols. Forty-two (70 %), 42 (70 %) and 46 (76.7 %) interns agreed or strongly agreed smartphones have a positive influence on them in terms of levels of stress, confidence and level of knowledge, respectively.
Smartphone usage is widespread among our intern cohort. The introduction of hospital applications with local guidelines would be welcomed; however, this may require informed patient consent regarding their use.
智能手机彻底改变了我们对随时获取信息的需求。智能手机在临床环境中的使用正变得越来越普遍。我们研究的目的是评估一组实习生的智能手机拥有情况和使用情况。
向两家大学医院的实习生发放了一份自愿填写的新颖问卷。评估了有关智能手机拥有情况和使用情况的详细信息。使用李克特量表进行分析。
61名（74.4%）实习生回复了调查。60名（98.4%）拥有智能手机，其中苹果手机（®）最受欢迎（76.7%）。55名（91.6%）实习生下载了医疗应用程序（“应用”），而29名（52.3%）报告为这些应用付费。关于值班时使用智能手机，30名（50%）实习生认为它有助于诊断，26名（43%）认为它有助于解读实验室检查结果，31名（51.7%）认为它有助于药物剂量计算，33名（55%）认为它有助于医疗急救预案。42名（70%）、42名（70%）和46名（76.7%）实习生分别同意或强烈同意智能手机在压力水平、信心和知识水平方面对他们有积极影响。
智能手机在我们的实习生群体中使用广泛。引入包含当地指南的医院应用程序会受到欢迎；然而，这可能需要就其使用获得患者的知情同意。
