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. 2020 Feb 4;62(1):5029. doi: 10.4102/safp.v62i1.5029

TABLE 2.

Applications on smart devices and work-related usage (n = 129).

Variable n %
Type of medical application
Drug reference 85 65.9
Medical textbooks 82 63.6
Medical calculator 75 58.1
Literature search 60 46.5
Disease diagnosis 56 43.4
Medical training 33 25.6
Patient communication 16 12.4
Patient education 9 7.0
Clinical communication 11 8.5
Work-related usage
Colleague communication 112 86.8
Storage and usage of medical books 92 71.3
Patient information storage and viewing 73 56.6
Patient communication 32 24.8
Online backup of patient information 28 21.7