Table 4.

Physicians’ perceptions of smart device medical apps

		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