Munshi Anusheel, Dutta Debanarayan, Tike Pramod, Agarwal Jai Prakash
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
J Cancer Res Ther. 2016 Jul-Sep;12(3):1138-1143. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.164704.
Obtain baseline data of cell-phone usage in the medical (MO), surgical (SO) and radiation (RO) oncology community practicing in India.
Indigenously prepared cell-phone usage related questionnaire was used in the present study after approval by the Institutional Ethics/Scientific Committees. The questionnaire had 41 items and was made to assess the cell-phone usage parameters, utility in clinical practice, awareness, and to compare parameters between oncology specialties. Between November 2009 and January 2010, the questionnaire was sent as an E-mail attachment to 200 oncologists in India.
In all, 123 responses were received (61% responders); 84 (68.3%) were RO. The median age of responders was 35 years. Overall, 80% felt handicapped without cell-phone. The Mean cell-phone score, an index to assess overall usefulness over a score of 1-10, was 6.46 (median 7, standard deviation 1.709). There was no significant difference between RO, MO and SO in duration of usage (P = 0.235), number of cell-phones (P = 0.496), call duration per day (P = 0.490) and dependence on cell-phone (P = 0.574). Age of starting cell-phone usage was earlier in RO (P = 0.086). Professional usage was significantly more by MO and SO compared to RO (P < 0.001); however, the former were less aware of any potential cell-phone hazards compared to RO (P < 0.007).
The results of the first such questionnaire based study have been presented. Most oncologists consider cell-phones a useful tool in patient care. More RO are aware of potential cell-phone hazards compared to non-RO's.
获取印度从事医学肿瘤学（MO）、外科肿瘤学（SO）和放射肿瘤学（RO）领域工作的人员使用手机的基线数据。
经机构伦理/科学委员会批准后，本研究使用了自行编制的与手机使用相关的问卷。该问卷有41个项目，用于评估手机使用参数、在临床实践中的效用、认知情况，并比较肿瘤学各专业之间的参数。2009年11月至2010年1月期间，问卷以电子邮件附件的形式发送给印度的200名肿瘤学家。
共收到123份回复（回复率61%）；其中84份（68.3%）来自放射肿瘤学领域。回复者的中位年龄为35岁。总体而言，80%的人认为没有手机会感到不便。手机平均得分是一个用于评估总体有用性的指标，满分为1 - 10分，平均得分为6.46（中位数为7，标准差为1.709）。在使用时长（P = 0.235）、手机数量（P = 0.496）、每日通话时长（P = 0.490）以及对手机的依赖程度（P = 0.574）方面，放射肿瘤学、医学肿瘤学和外科肿瘤学之间没有显著差异。放射肿瘤学领域开始使用手机的年龄更早（P = 0.086）。与放射肿瘤学相比，医学肿瘤学和外科肿瘤学在专业用途上显著更多（P < 0.001）；然而，与放射肿瘤学相比，前两者对手机潜在危害的认知较少（P < 0.007）。
展示了第一项基于此类问卷的研究结果。大多数肿瘤学家认为手机是患者护理中的有用工具。与非放射肿瘤学领域人员相比，更多放射肿瘤学领域人员意识到手机的潜在危害。
