Table 1.
Summary table of included studies (N=10).
| Features | Study, n (%) | ||
| Country | |||
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Ireland | 2 (20) | |
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Austria | 1 (10) | |
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Australia | 1 (10) | |
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Canada | 1 (10) | |
|
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China | 1 (10) | |
|
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Cyprus | 1 (10) | |
|
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Ecuador | 1 (10) | |
|
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Sudan | 1 (10) | |
|
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Turkey | 1 (10) | |
| Year of publication | |||
|
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2021 | 1 (10) | |
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2020 | 2 (20) | |
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2019 | 1 (10) | |
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2018 | 2 (20) | |
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2017 | 2 (20) | |
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2016 | 2 (20) | |
| Population type | |||
|
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Only GPsa | 3 (30) | |
|
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Only specialists | 3 (30) | |
|
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GPs and specialists | 4 (40) | |
| Age group (years) | |||
|
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25-35 | 1 (10) | |
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36-45 | 4 (40) | |
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46-66 | 3 (30) | |
|
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>66 | 0 (0) | |
|
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Not applicableb | 2 (20) | |
| Sexc | |||
|
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Mostly male | 5 (50) | |
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Mostly female | 3 (30) | |
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Intersex | 0 (0) | |
|
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Not applicable | 2 (20) | |
| Type of smartphone usedc | |||
|
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Mostly Android | 1 (10) | |
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Mostly iPhone | 3 (30) | |
|
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Others | 0 (0) | |
|
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Not applicable | 6 (60) | |
| Most commonly reported frequency of smartphone use | |||
|
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Daily | 2 (20) | |
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Weekly | 1 (10) | |
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Monthly | 0 (0) | |
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Sometimes | 1 (10) | |
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Rarely | 0 (0) | |
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Never | 1 (10) | |
|
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Not reported | 5 (50) | |
| Most commonly reported purpose of smartphone use | |||
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Communication | 9 (90) | |
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Clinical decision-making | 7 (70) | |
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Medical education and training | 7 (70) | |
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Reference tools | 7 (70) | |
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Health record maintenance | 4 (40) | |
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Time management | 4 (40) | |
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Patient monitoring | 2 (20) | |
aGP: general practitioner.
bThis information was not reported in this study.
cThe number of studies was calculated based on the majority reported under sex and type of smartphone used. For instance, if a study reported more males than females being recruited, we counted it as “Mostly males.” Similarly, there are a number of studies on the type of smartphones used.