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. 2014 Oct 31;9(10):e111250. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111250

Table 1. Faculty iPad usage and care assessed via an electronic survey.

Hospital location (n = 14) Non-hospital location (n = 16) P value
Total frequency of use, n (%)
Daily 8 (57.1) 12 (75) 0.442
Weekly 5 (35.7) 3 (18.8) 0.417
Use at practice site, n (%) 11 (78.6) 5 (31.3) 0.014
Daily 6 (42.9) 2 (12.5) 0.092
Weekly 3 (21.4) 3 (18.8) 1.000
Use in patient care area, n (%) 10 (71.4) 3 (18.8) 0.009
Daily 4 (28.6) 1 (6.3) 0.157
Weekly 5 (35.7) 1 (6.3) 0.072
Cover on device, n (%)
Cover on front only 3 (21.4) 3 (18.8) 1.000
Cover on back only 0 (0) 1 (6.3) 1.000
Cover on both front and back 10 (71.4) 11 (68.8) 1.000
Screen protector in use 11 (78.6) 8 (50) 0.142
Cleaning habits, n (%)
Cleaned iPad 6 (42.9) 9 (56.3) 0.715
Cleaned weekly 3 (21.4) 5 (31.3) 0.689
Cleaned monthly 2 (14.3) 3 (18.8) 1.000
Cleaned with cloth only 2 (14.3) 3 (18.8) 1.000
Cleaned with alcohol only 3 (21.4) 2 (12.5) 0.642
Cleaned with alcohol and cloth 1 (7.1) 3 (18.8) 0.602
Cleaned with other 0 1 (6.3) 1.000