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. 2020 Oct 1;6(2):e17030. doi: 10.2196/17030

Table 2.

Responses to statements regarding how prepared medical students feel with regard to eHealth and the education they would like to receive.

Category Questionnaire statement Score


Mean (SD) 95% CI
Type of student




Bachelor student (n=120)





During the Bachelor of Medicine, there is enough education about the technological developments in medicine and eHealth. 4.9 (1.6) 4.7-5.1


I feel prepared to take advantage of the technological developments within the medical field. 4.8 (1.6) 4.6-5.0

Master student (n=183)





During the Bachelor of Medicine, there is enough education about the technological developments in medicine and eHealth. 4.3 (1.8) 4.1-4.8


During the Master of Medicine, there is enough education about the technological developments in medicine and eHealth. 4.6 (1.8) 4.4-4.8


During my medical rotations, I increase my experience with eHealth and the use of technology within health care. 5.1 (1.8) 4.9-5.3


I feel prepared to take advantage of the technological developments within the medical field. 4.8 (1.7) 4.6-5.0
Educational topics and didactical work format (N=303)


Educational topics





During medical education, there should be more education about the use of mobile apps to support the treatment of a patient. 6.6 (1.7) 6.4-6.8


During medical education, there should be more education about the use of telemonitoring of patients. 6.7 (1.7) 6.5-6.9


During medical education, there should be more education about applying modern electronic technologies in health care. 7.3 (1.5) 7.1-7.4


During medical education, there should be more education about using data science in medicine. 6.9 (1.8) 6.7-7.1


During medical education, there should be more education about machine learning in medicine. 6.4 (1.9) 6.2-6.9

Didactical work format





I would like to receive education about technological developments in the form of lectures. 5.5 (2.1) 5.2-5.7


I would like to receive education about technological developments in the form of tutorials. 6.7 (1.8) 6.5-6.9


I would like to receive education about technological developments in the form of real-life scenarios and case descriptions. 6.8 (2.2) 6.6-7.1


I would like to receive education about technological developments in the form of developing my own health app or mobile app. 4.9 (2.7) 4.6-5.2


I would like to receive education about technological developments in the form of video lectures. 5.1 (2.3) 4.8-5.3


I would like to receive education about technological developments in the form of short video material. 5.9 (2.2) 5.6-6.1


I would like to receive education about technological developments in the form of remotely following a real-life patient under the supervision of a doctor. 7.2 (2.0) 7.0-7.5