TABLE 4.
Perceptions and practices of medical practitioners on the work-related use of smart devices.
| Statement | Agree |
Neutral |
Disagree |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Patient care | ||||||
| I think that smart devices improve patient care (n = 119) | 94 | 79.0 | 19 | 16.0 | 6 | 5.0 |
| I think smart devices are a vital component of patient care (n = 120) | 66 | 55.0 | 40 | 33.3 | 14 | 11.7 |
| Performance | ||||||
| I believe that my device can improve my performance at work (n = 120) | 83 | 69.2 | 29 | 24.2 | 8 | 6.6 |
| I think devices have improved the performance of colleagues at work (n = 119) | 56 | 47.1 | 41 | 34.4 | 22 | 18.5 |
| Hindrance | ||||||
| I think that my device hinders communication with patients (n = 119) | 16 | 13.5 | 33 | 27.7 | 70 | 58.8 |
| I think that the usage of smart devices can slow down doctors (n = 120) | 23 | 19.2 | 43 | 35.8 | 54 | 45.0 |
| Professionalism | ||||||
| I think the usage of smart devices around patients is disrespectful (n = 120) | 47 | 39.2 | 45 | 37.5 | 28 | 23.3 |
| I think the usage of smart devices for diagnosis is unprofessional (n = 120) | 13 | 10.8 | 25 | 20.8 | 82 | 68.4 |
| Confidentiality | ||||||
| I think smart devices threaten patient confidentiality (n = 120) | 44 | 36.7 | 51 | 42.5 | 25 | 20.8 |
| I believe the risk to expose patient information is minimal (n = 120) | 32 | 26.7 | 47 | 39.1 | 41 | 34.2 |
| Information browsing | ||||||
| I only trust information from applications bought through an app store (n = 120) | 29 | 24.2 | 60 | 50.0 | 31 | 25.8 |
| I think that Google is a trustworthy browser to look up medical information (n = 120) | 23 | 19.2 | 45 | 37.5 | 52 | 43.3 |
| Other | ||||||
| I believe that smart devices improve medical education (n = 119) | 87 | 73.1 | 27 | 22.7 | 5 | 4.2 |
| I think that hospitals should provide smart devices (n = 120) | 53 | 44.2 | 38 | 31.7 | 29 | 24.1 |