Table 4 Physicians’ perceptions of smart device medical apps
From: Popularity and impact of using smart devices in medicine: experiences in Saudi Arabia
Frequency | Percent | Mean | SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical apps are easy to obtain | Agree | 300 | 100 | 4.79 | 0.408 |
Strongly agree | |||||
I am looking to obtain more medical apps in the future | Agree | 102 | 34.0 | 4.66 | 0.475 |
Strongly agree | 198 | 66.0 | |||
I would recommend the use of medical apps to other medical practitioners | Disagree | 3 | 1.0 | 4.73 | 0.506 |
Agree | 71 | 23.7 | |||
Strongly agree | 226 | 75.3 | |||
I do most of my medical learning using medical apps | Disagree | 34 | 11.3 | 4.32 | 0.950 |
Agree | 101 | 33.7 | |||
Strongly agree | 165 | 55.0 | |||
Medical apps are essential tools for undergraduate medical studies | Disagree | 3 | 1.0 | 4.73 | 0.506 |
Agree | 71 | 23.7 | |||
Strongly agree | 226 | 75.3 | |||
Medical apps are superior to medical textbooks | Not sure | 66 | 22.0 | 4.33 | 0.814 |
Agree | 69 | 23.0 | |||
Strongly agree | 165 | 55.0 | |||
Medical apps are as good as medical textbooks | Agree | 101 | 33.7 | 4.66 | 0.473 |
Strongly agree | 199 | 66.3 | |||
Medical apps are inferior to medical textbooks | Strongly disagree | 69 | 23.0 | 3.13 | 1.673 |
Disagree | 70 | 23.3 | |||
Not sure | 37 | 12.3 | |||
Strongly agree | 124 | 41.3 | |||
Medical apps can replace medical textbooks | Agree | 101 | 33.7 | 4.66 | 0.473 |
Strongly agree | 199 | 66.3 | |||
Medical apps supplement medical textbooks | Not sure | 34 | 11.3 | 4.56 | 0.689 |
Agree | 64 | 21.3 | |||
Strongly agree | 202 | 67.3 | |||
Medical apps provide useful point-of-care medical information | Disagree | 4 | 1.3 | 4.75 | 0.518 |
Agree | 63 | 21.0 | |||
Strongly agree | 233 | 77.7 | |||
Free medical apps are inferior in quality to paid apps | Strongly disagree | 66 | 22.0 | 3.18 | 1.677 |
Disagree | 71 | 23.7 | |||
Not sure | 34 | 11.3 | |||
Strongly agree | 129 | 43.0 | |||
There are no dangers in using medical apps for patient care | Disagree | 8 | 2.7 | 4.60 | 0.634 |
Agree | 97 | 32.3 | |||
Strongly agree | 195 | 65.0 | |||
Total | 300 | 100.0 | |||