Table 2.

Personal PDA usage survey results

Total respondents to the first part: 7
Which handheld device are you using?
Handspring	1
Palm	1
Sony Clié	5
How long have you owned your handheld device?
1 to 3 months	1
1 to 3 years	6
How do you use your handheld device?
Address book/contact information	6
Formulary look-ups	1
Treatment algorithms	3
e-Prescribing	1
Drug information look-ups/interaction checks	5
Calendar/appointments	4
Dosing calculations	3
How often do you use your handheld device for nonclinically related tasks?
Never	4
1–5 times/day	2
5–10 times/day	1
Which of the following drug information applications do you have loaded on your own PDA?
ePocrates Rx	6
ePocrates QID	1
Tarascon ePharmacopoeia	2
How often do you use the drug information application(s) mentioned above?
Never	3
1–5 times/day	4
Which of the following clinical (nondrug) applications do you have loaded on your device?
5-Minute Clinical Consultant	2
Clinical Practice Guidelines	2
Other	1 (UCSF Hospitalist Handbook)
How often do you use the clinical (nondrug) application(s) mentioned above?
Never	1
1–5 times/day	4
Not applicable; I have not downloaded a clinical application onto my handheld	2
Did you have any problems learning to use your PDA?
Absolutely not—it was easy	1
No	2
Some	4
What is your preferred means for entering information into your PDA?
Character recognizer	5
On-screen keyboard	1
Thumb keyboard	1
What was the biggest problem or frustration you had with your PDA?
Too slow	1
Awkward to use	2
Screen too small	1
Desktop sync difficulties	1
Battery life	5