Choi Jae Eun, Kim Dai Hyun, Seo Soo Hong, Kye Young Chul, Ahn Hyo Hyun
Department of Dermatology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ann Dermatol. 2014 Dec;26(6):700-5. doi: 10.5021/ad.2014.26.6.700. Epub 2014 Nov 26.
The rapid development of information and communication technology has replaced traditional books by electronic versions. Most print dermatology journals have been replaced with electronic journals (e-journals), which are readily used by clinicians and medical students.
The objectives of this study were to determine whether e-readers are appropriate for reading dermatology journals, to conduct an attitude study of both medical personnel and students, and to find a way of improving e-book use in the field of dermatology.
All articles in the Korean Journal of Dermatology published from January 2010 to December 2010 were utilized in this study. Dermatology house officers, student trainees in their fourth year of medical school, and interns at Korea University Medical Center participated in the study. After reading the articles with Kindle 2, their impressions and evaluations were recorded using a questionnaire with a 5-point Likert scale.
The results demonstrated that gray-scale e-readers might not be suitable for reading dermatology journals, especially for case reports compared to the original articles. Only three of the thirty-one respondents preferred e-readers to printed papers. The most common suggestions from respondents to encourage usage of e-books in the field of dermatology were the introduction of a color display, followed by the use of a touch screen system, a cheaper price, and ready-to-print capabilities.
In conclusion, our study demonstrated that current e-readers might not be suitable for reading dermatology journals. However, they may be utilized in selected situations according to the type and topic of the papers.
信息与通信技术的快速发展已使电子版取代了传统书籍。大多数印刷版皮肤病学杂志已被电子期刊（e 刊）所取代，临床医生和医学生可便捷使用这些电子期刊。
本研究的目的是确定电子阅读器是否适合阅读皮肤病学杂志，对医务人员和学生进行态度研究，并找到改善皮肤病学领域电子书使用的方法。
本研究使用了《韩国皮肤病学杂志》2010 年 1 月至 12 月发表的所有文章。韩国大学医学中心的皮肤科住院医师、医学院四年级的学生实习生和实习生参与了该研究。使用 Kindle 2 阅读文章后，通过一份采用 5 级李克特量表的问卷记录他们的印象和评价。
结果表明，灰度电子阅读器可能不适合阅读皮肤病学杂志，尤其是与原文相比阅读病例报告时。31 名受访者中只有 3 人更喜欢电子阅读器而非印刷纸张。受访者提出的鼓励在皮肤病学领域使用电子书的最常见建议是引入彩色显示屏，其次是使用触摸屏系统、降低价格以及具备即印功能。
总之，我们的研究表明当前的电子阅读器可能不适合阅读皮肤病学杂志。然而，根据论文的类型和主题，它们可能在特定情况下得到利用。
