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Is smartphone a necessity or luxury among orthopedic specialty?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hafeez, Kamran Khani, Ghulam Mustafa Kaim Jawaid, Masood Bux, Muhammad |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE To assess the utilisation pattern of smart phones by residents and consultants with respect to their clinical work and academics. METHODS The cross-sectional study was carried out in orthopaedic departments of various hospitals in Karachi in July 2014. Orthopaedic residents and consultants were asked to fill a questionnaire containing various questions, including utilisation of their smart phones for professional applications, books, internet and emails; and sharing of clinical data. RESULTS A total of 98residents and consultants were approached and 83(84.7%) of them filled up the questionnaire. Of them, 70(84.3%) owned a smart phone and represented the study sample. Of them, 60(85.7%) were using applications on their mobile phone; and 27(38.6%) were using them for sharing clinical data with colleagues. The use of smart phone applications was more among residents than consultants (p=0.010) and the same applied to data sharing (p=0.028). AO Surgery reference was the most utilised application in 43(61.4%). Besides, 46(65.7%) respondents were using smart phones to read text books; 60(85.7%) were using internet on their smart phones for browsing web pages and to check emails; and 62(88.6%) wanted to have more applications available related to orthopaedic practice. Only 1(1.4%) respondent was willing to pay for these applications. CONCLUSIONS Majority of orthopaedic caregivers owned a smart phone, but their clinical use was limited which may be enhanced to improve patient care. |
| Starting Page | 62 |
| Ending Page | 66 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 25989775 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 64 |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.jpma.org.pk/PdfDownload/supplement_140.pdf |
| Journal | JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
