Ambasta Suruchi, Kannaujia Ashish Kumar, Shamshery Chetna, Shrivastava Divya, Mishra Prabhakar, Mahapatra Swagat
Department of Anesthesia, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Anesth Essays Res. 2022 Jan-Mar;16(1):22-30. doi: 10.4103/aer.aer_15_22. Epub 2022 Jun 14.
Smartphone use has revolutionized life in all spheres, including the medical field. Smartphones provide immense opportunities but may also lead to negative consequences due to the element of distraction. In the medical profession and more so among anesthesiologists, multitasking has become very common, but the presence of mind is equally important. This study attempts to analyze the smartphone practices and trends among anesthesiologists during work hours in our country.
The study aimed to identify recent trends and practices of smartphone use among anesthesiologists during working hours and its distribution as per designation and institutions. It also intends to determine the purposes of smartphones and their impact on patient care.
Online survey consisting of open-ended multiple-choice questions was conducted and circulated as Google Forms via E-mail and WhatsApp.
This survey was conducted to compare the respondents' views as per designation and workplace distribution. In addition, participants were asked about the current practices in smartphone use at their workplace, purposes of use, time spent on smartphones, and any negative medical consequences faced due to the same.
One-way ANOVA test was used to compare the means between the groups. Chi-square test/Fisher's exact test was used to compare the proportions.
Two hundred and sixteen (54%) were resident doctors, whereas 184 (46%) were consultants. Most of the respondents were young, with a mean age around 36 years. 31.5% of the residents used smartphones very often during anesthetized patient care compared to 10.3% of the consultants. Purposes of using smartphones were multiple, with phone calls (100%) being the most common followed by WhatsApp messaging (79.2%). 86.1% of the residents, as compared to 61% of the consultants, had anesthesia/intensive care unit-related apps on their smartphones. There was almost an equivocal response to how the smartphone has impacted patient care. 50.9% of the residents and 43% of the consultants felt improved patient care, whereas 38% of the residents and 43.5% of the consultants believed it had worsened.
There was no clear-cut consensus whether smartphone use improved or worsened patient care. On the one hand, there can be distractions leading to adverse medical consequences, while on the other hand, the use of medical apps has been made possible because of the handy and easily accessible smartphones. Thus, the use of smartphones may be carried out with a sense of responsibility by the anesthesiologists during work hours.
智能手机的使用彻底改变了包括医学领域在内的各个领域的生活。智能手机带来了巨大的机遇，但由于分心因素也可能导致负面后果。在医疗行业，尤其是麻醉医生中，多任务处理已变得非常普遍，但专注度同样重要。本研究试图分析我国麻醉医生在工作时间使用智能手机的情况和趋势。
该研究旨在确定麻醉医生在工作时间使用智能手机的最新趋势和做法，以及按职称和机构的分布情况。它还打算确定智能手机的用途及其对患者护理的影响。
进行了一项由开放式多项选择题组成的在线调查，并通过电子邮件和WhatsApp以谷歌表单的形式分发。
本次调查旨在比较不同职称和工作场所分布的受访者的观点。此外，还询问了参与者在工作场所使用智能手机的当前做法、使用目的、在智能手机上花费的时间，以及由此面临的任何负面医疗后果。
采用单因素方差分析来比较组间均值。使用卡方检验/费舍尔精确检验来比较比例。
216名（54%）是住院医生，而184名（46%）是顾问医生。大多数受访者很年轻，平均年龄约为36岁。31.5%的住院医生在麻醉患者护理期间经常使用智能手机，而顾问医生的这一比例为10.3%。使用智能手机的目的多种多样，其中打电话（100%）最为常见，其次是WhatsApp消息（79.2%）。86.1%的住院医生在智能手机上安装了与麻醉/重症监护病房相关的应用程序，而顾问医生的这一比例为61%。对于智能手机对患者护理的影响，几乎存在模棱两可的反应。50.9%的住院医生和43%的顾问医生认为患者护理得到了改善，而38%的住院医生和43.5%的顾问医生认为情况恶化了。
对于智能手机的使用是改善还是恶化了患者护理，没有明确的共识。一方面，可能会分散注意力，导致不良医疗后果，而另一方面，由于智能手机方便易用，使得医疗应用程序的使用成为可能。因此，麻醉医生在工作时间使用智能手机时可能需要有责任感。
