Perkins Emma J, Edelman Daniel A, Brewster David J
Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Australia.
Anaesth Intensive Care. 2020 Sep;48(5):366-372. doi: 10.1177/0310057X20947427. Epub 2020 Oct 6.
The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of Australian anaesthetists in relation to smartphone use within anaesthetic practice. In particular, we aimed to assess the frequency of smartphone use, the types and number of smartphone applications used, how reliant anaesthetists perceive themselves to be on smartphones and whether they perceive them to be a factor that aids or distracts from their practice. Secondly, we assessed whether there is an association between the type, frequency, reliance and perceptions of smartphone use and the years of experience as an anaesthetist. A 24-item questionnaire addressing these questions was created and distributed to an email list of credentialled anaesthetists in Melbourne, Australia. A total of 113 consultant anaesthetists who practise at 55 hospitals in Melbourne completed the questionnaire. Our results suggest that the majority of anaesthetists are using smartphones regularly in their practice. About 74% of respondents agreed that they rely on their smartphone for their work. We found that respondents were more likely to rely on smartphones and consider them to aid patient safety than to consider them a distraction. This phenomenon was particularly apparent in those who had been a consultant anaesthetist for less than three years. Furthermore, those who had been a consultant anaesthetist for less than three years were more likely to have more smartphone apps relating to anaesthetics, use them more often and rely on them to a greater degree. Our results highlight the ubiquitous and perceived useful nature of smartphones in anaesthetic practice.
本研究的主要目的是评估澳大利亚麻醉医生对麻醉实践中使用智能手机的看法。具体而言，我们旨在评估智能手机的使用频率、所使用的智能手机应用程序的类型和数量、麻醉医生认为自己对智能手机的依赖程度，以及他们是否认为智能手机是有助于还是干扰其工作的因素。其次，我们评估了智能手机使用的类型、频率、依赖程度和看法与麻醉医生的工作年限之间是否存在关联。针对这些问题编制了一份包含24个条目的问卷，并分发给澳大利亚墨尔本有资质的麻醉医生的电子邮件列表。共有113名在墨尔本55家医院执业的麻醉科顾问医生完成了问卷。我们的结果表明，大多数麻醉医生在工作中经常使用智能手机。约74%的受访者同意他们在工作中依赖智能手机。我们发现，受访者更倾向于依赖智能手机并认为它们有助于患者安全，而非认为它们会造成干扰。这种现象在担任麻醉科顾问医生不到三年的人群中尤为明显。此外，担任麻醉科顾问医生不到三年的人更有可能拥有更多与麻醉相关的智能手机应用程序，更频繁地使用它们，并且对它们的依赖程度更高。我们的结果凸显了智能手机在麻醉实践中无处不在且被认为有用的特性。
