TABLE 3.

Frequency of work-related activities performed on their smart devices.

Question	Always†		Sometimes†		Occasionally†		Never†
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Information handling
I record patient information on my smart device	13	10.1	34	26.4	48	37.2	34	26.4
I use my smart device to send information to other doctors	38	29.5	57	44.2	30	23.3	4	3.1
I use WhatsApp to send images of patients for opinions	29	22.5	54	41.9	29	22.5	17	13.2
I use my device to email patient information	2	1.6	12	9.3	41	31.8	74	57.4
Social media
I look up images of patients on social media (n = 126)	3	2.4	6	4.8	15	11.9	102	81.0
I post images of patients on social media (n = 127)	2	1.6	1	0.8	5	3.9	119	93.7
Diagnosis
I look up diagnoses on Google	10	7.8	48	37.2	50	38.8	21	16.3
I look up diagnoses on medical apps (n = 128)	23	18.0	36	28.1	54	42.2	15	11.7
Drug reference
I look up drug dosages	29	22.5	67	51.9	26	20.2	7	5.4
I use my device to look up drug interactions	19	14.7	62	48.1	41	31.8	7	5.4
Administrative work
I manage patient admissions/operations/investigations etc. (n = 128)	8	6.3	28	21.9	26	20.3	66	51.6
I maintain a logbook on my smart device	17	13.2	6	4.7	17	13.2	89	69.0
References
I use medical calculators to assist me in working	10	7.8	46	35.7	45	34.9	28	21.7
I look up anatomy on my device	10	7.8	31	24.0	50	38.8	38	29.5
I look up diagnostic criteria	13	10.1	62	48.1	42	32.6	12	9.3
I use my device to look up procedure codes (ICD10, CPT4, etc.)	38	29.5	28	21.7	34	26.4	29	22.5
Private communication
I answer private calls whilst with a patient (n = 128)	2	1.6	12	9.4	55	43.0	59	46.1
I sms/WhatsApp whilst interacting with a patient	0	0	9	7.0	53	41.1	67	51.9
Emergency care
I use my smart device for emergency care (n = 119)	9	7.6	40	33.6	53	44.5	17	14.3

Note: All n = 129 unless indicated otherwise.

^†, ‘always’ = every day or second day, ‘sometimes’ = once or twice a week, ‘occasionally’ = a few times a month.