Table 3.
Perception of healthcare workers towards usefulness and practicality of use of smart phone in clinical settings
| Perception towards smartphone use in healthcare | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Agree | Strongly agree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.(%) | No.(%) | No.(%) | No.(%) | ||
| (A) Usefulness | |||||
| 1 | Medical apps on smart phone improve my tracking of patient condition and performance | 20(6.2) | 67(20.6) | 212(65.2) | 26(8.0) |
| 2 | Medical apps on smart phone save the time and efforts of healthcare provider | 18(5.5) | 60(18.4) | 213(65.3) | 35(10.8) |
| 3 | Medical apps on smart phone rapidly retrieve of the information from the patient. | 19(5.9) | 79(24.7) | 197(61.6) | 25(7.8) |
| 4 | Medical apps on smart phone allow healthcare provider to follow up the patient condition from outside of the hospital | 25(7.7) | 86(26.6) | 181(56.0) | 31(9.7) |
| 5 | Medical apps on smart phone enable healthcare provider to get the information of the patient quickly (through the software) | 19(5.9) | 51(15.8) | 216(67.1) | 36(11.2) |
| Percentage mean score | 58.6 ± 19.7 | ||||
| (B) Practicality | |||||
| 6 | Learning to operate and use medical apps on smart phone would be easy for me | 15(4.6) | 29(9.0) | 234(72.2) | 46(14.2) |
| 7 | I would find it easy get medical apps on smart phone to do what I want it to do | 16(5.0) | 55(17.1) | 218(67.7) | 33(10.2) |
| 8 | My interaction with medical apps on smart phone would be clear and understandable | 16(5.0) | 45(13.9) | 232(71.8) | 30(9.3) |
| 9 | I would find medical apps on smart phone to be flexible to interact with | 16(4.9) | 39(12.0) | 236(72.8) | 33(10.3) |
| 10 | It would be easy for me to become skillful at using medical apps on smart phone | 19(5.8) | 44(13.5) | 224(68.9) | 38(11.8) |
| Percentage mean score | 62.5 ± 19.9 | ||||
| Overall percentage mean score | 60.4 ± 18.7 | ||||
| Negative | Neutral | Positive | |||
| Levels of perception toward smartphone use | No.(%) | No.(%) | No.(%) | ||
| Usefulness | 82(26.0) | 201(63.8) | 32(10.2) | ||
| Practicality | 54(16.9) | 226(70.8) | 39(12.3) | ||
| Overall perception of smartphone use | 50(16.0) | 226(72.4) | 36(11.6) | ||