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The use of personal digital assistants among medical residents. 2006

Alan Jotkowitz, and Jeong Oh, and Conan Tu, and Dmitriy Elkin, and Lori A Pollack, and Howard Kerpen
Department of Medicine, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. ajotkowitz@hotmail.com

The purpose of this study was to determine residents' perception of the utility of personal digital assistants (PDAs) and their influence on clinical practice at two teaching hospitals, one of which subsidized resident purchase of a PDA. A total of 21 residents in the unsubsidized group (32%) and 24 residents in the subsidized group (96%) owned a PDA. Medical residents who were provided with PDAs perceived them to be less useful than residents who were not provided with them. Palm owners in both groups responded that they used these devices to organize their record keeping and the most frequently used programs were pharmacopoeias, medical reference and clinical calculators. Residents quickly adapted PDA to clinical care and further research is needed to assess their impact on resident education and patient outcomes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007396 Internship and Residency Programs of EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE training to meet the requirements established by accrediting authorities. House Staff,Internship, Dental,Residency, Dental,Residency, Medical,Dental Internship,Dental Internships,Dental Residencies,Dental Residency,Internship,Internship, Medical,Internships, Dental,Medical Residencies,Medical Residency,Residencies, Dental,Residencies, Medical,Residency,Residency and Internship,Internships, Medical,Medical Internship,Medical Internships,Residencies,Staff, House
D011795 Surveys and Questionnaires Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions. Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001292 Attitude to Computers The attitude and behavior associated with an individual using the computer. Attitude to Computer,Computer, Attitude to,Computers, Attitude to,to Computer, Attitude,to Computers, Attitude
D034201 Computers, Handheld A type of MICROCOMPUTER, sometimes called a personal digital assistant, that is very small and portable and fitting in a hand. They are convenient to use in clinical and other field situations for quick data management. They usually require docking with MICROCOMPUTERS for updates. Mobile Devices,Personal Digital Assistant,Computers, Palm-Top,Computers, Palmtop,PDA Computer,Palm Pilot,Pocket PC,Tablet Computers,Computer, Handheld,Computer, PDA,Computer, Palm-Top,Computer, Palmtop,Computer, Tablet,Computers, PDA,Computers, Palm Top,Computers, Tablet,Device, Mobile,Devices, Mobile,Digital Assistant, Personal,Handheld Computer,Handheld Computers,Mobile Device,PC, Pocket,PCs, Pocket,PDA Computers,Palm Pilots,Palm-Top Computer,Palm-Top Computers,Palmtop Computer,Palmtop Computers,Pilot, Palm,Pilots, Palm,Pocket PCs,Tablet Computer

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