Table 3.
Attitudes of medical students towards medical apps during phase 1 and phase 2
| Disagree, n (%) | Neutral n (%) | Agree n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | |||
| I feel confident using Medical Apps” in my personal medical studies |
17 (5.4%) |
20 (4.6%) |
93 (29.5%) |
94 (21.5%) |
205 (65.1%) |
323 (73.9%) |
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| Using “Medical Apps” can increase my participation in class discussion |
19 (6%) |
33 (7.6%) |
64 (20.3%) |
99 (22.7%) |
232 (73.7%) |
305 (69.8%) |
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| I feel the advantage of using “Medical Apps” in my medical study |
7 (2.2%) |
17 (3.9%) |
55 (17.5%) |
72 (16.5%) |
253 (80.3%) |
348 (79.6%) |
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| “Medical Apps” help me to complete my assignments (tutorials, research) |
17 (5.4%) |
22 (5%) |
65 (20.6%) |
84 (19.2%) |
233 (74%) |
331 (75.7%) |
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| Use of “Medical Apps” makes me independent in my studies |
106 (33.7%) |
101 (23.1%) |
83 (26.3%) |
123 (28.1%) |
126 (40%) |
213 (48.7%) |
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| I think “Medical Apps” are not useful for learning |
280 (88.9%) |
380 (87%) |
21 (6.7%) |
24 (5.5%) |
14 (4.4%) |
33 (7.5%) |
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| I can access a large volume of information on “Medical Apps” quickly via the Internet more than my school library |
111 (35.2%) |
27 (6.2%) |
78 (24.8%) |
64 (14.6%) |
126 (40%) |
346 (79.2%) |
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| “Medical Apps” usage in class causes a social gap between lecturers and learners |
47 (14.9%) |
118 (27%) |
46 (14.6%) |
128 (29.3%) |
222 (70.5%) |
191 (43.7%) |
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| Learning through “Medical Apps” is a flexible method of learning as it can be done anywhere & anytime |
10 (3.2%) |
7 (1.6%) |
49 (15.6%) |
45 (10.3%) |
256 (81.3%) |
385 (88.1%) |
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| I think using medical apps has been increased after COVID-19 among medical students | - |
20 (4.6%) |
- |
50 (11.4%) |
- |
367 (84%) |
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| Using medical apps has increased the awareness toward COVID-19 pandemic | - |
19 (4.3%) |
- |
111 (25.4%) |
- |
307 (70.3%) |
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