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. 2021 Nov 5;7(4):e30873. doi: 10.2196/30873

Table 3.

Software or digital system use across profession, generation, and years of experience.


Word processing Videoconferencing Presentation software Research databases Spreadsheet software Web Appt. systema Electronic health record Statistics software Hospital information system e-Billing Hospital communication system e-Prescriptions Tele-
practice
Other
Profession (number of participants), n (%)

Physicians 33
(97)
27
(79)
27
(79)
27
(79)
28
(82)
19
(56)
24
(71)
15
(44)
19
(56)
14
(41)
13
(38)
8
(24)
7
(21)
2
(6)


SLPsb 72
(100)
55
(76)
59
(82)
49
(68)
56
(78)
34
(47)
30
(42)
26
(36)
15
(21)
13
(18)
4
(6)
4
(6)
6
(8)
3
(4)


SLP
students
43
(100)
42
(98)
42
(98)
30
(70)
22
(51)
10
(23)
3
(7)
8
(19)
0
(0)
1
(2)
1
(2)
3
(7)
0
(0)
0
(0)


Medical students 21
(100)
17
(81)
13
(62)
9
(43)
8
(38)
7
(33)
3
(14)
3
(14)
4
(19)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(5)

Generation (number of participants), n (%)

Generation Z 57
(100)
53
(93)
49
(86)
38
(67)
30
(53)
14
(26)
10
(18)
12
(21)
4
(7)
4
(7)
0
(0)
1
(2)
4
(7)
1
(2)


Generation Y 64
(100)
48
(75)
52
(81)
44
(69)
45
(70)
29
(45)
25
(39)
25
(39)
16
(25)
6
(9)
8
(13)
7
(11)
2
(3)
3
(5)


Generation X 35
(100)
28
(80)
29
(83)
22
(63)
29
(83)
22
(63)
18
(51)
9
(26)
12
(34)
16
(46)
6
(17)
6
(17)
7
(20)
1
(3)


Baby boomer 13
(93)
12
(86)
11
(79)
11
(79)
10
(71)
5
(36)
7
(50)
6
(43)
6
(43)
2
(14)
4
(29)
1
(7)
0
(0)
1
(7)

Experience (years), n (%)

0c 61
(100)
56
(92)
53
(87)
38
(62)
29
(48)
17
(28)
7
(11)
10
(16)
4
(7)
2
(3)
0
(0)
3
(5)
0
(0)
1
(2)


1-5 40
(100)
29
(73)
31
(78)
29
(73)
28
(70)
13
(33)
13
(33)
17
(43)
5
(13)
7
(18)
3
(8)
3
(8)
5
(13)
3
(8)


6-10 15
(100)
12
(80)
12
(80)
9
(60)
12
(80)
9
(60)
10
(67)
6
(40)
8
(53)
2
(13)
3
(20)
2
(13)
1
(7)
0
(0)


11-15 11
(100)
9
(82)
10
(91)
9
(82)
11
(100)
8
(73)
8
(73)
6
(55)
5
(45)
1
(9)
3
(27)
0
(0)
3
(27)
1
(9)


16-20 18
(95)
15
(79)
13
(68)
12
(63)
15
(79)
8
(42)
9
(47)
6
(32)
5
(26)
8
(42)
4
(21)
3
(16)
4
(21)
1
(5)


>20 24
(100)
20
(83)
22
(92)
18
(75)
19
(79)
15
(63)
13
(54)
7
(29)
11
(46)
8
(33)
5
(21)
4
(17)
0
(0)
0
(0)

aWeb Appt. system: Web Appointment system.

bSLPs: speech-language pathologists.

cStill studying.