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Table 4 Use of the Internet according to the devices available

From: Implementing technology in healthcare: insights from physicians

 

PC (n = 757)

Smartphone (n = 709)

Tablet (n = 365)

Private Internet use

Email (n = 755)

754 (99%)

706 (99%)

364 (99%)

Personal webpage (n = 91)

91 (12%)

88 (12%)

58 (16%)

Personal blog (n = 57)

57 (8%)

56 (8%)

41 (11%)

Use of non-medical apps (n = 685)

685 (91%)

663 (94%)

343 (94%)

Use of medical apps (n = 454)

452 (60%)

424 (60%)

216 (60%)

Social networksa (n = 465)

465 (61%)

450 (64%)

267 (73%)

 - Facebooka (n = 424)

424 (60%)

412 (58%)

242 (66%)

 - Twittera (n = 220)

220 (29%)

215 (30%)

139 (38%)

 - Linkedina (n = 189)

189 (25%)

184 (26%)

119 (33%)

 - Instagrama (n = 115)

115 (15%)

115 (16%)

75 (21%)

Internet use in the workplace

Internet use in the workplace (n = 742)

741 (98%)

694 (98%)

357 (98%)

Communication with professionals (n = 695)

694 (92%)

650 (92%)

336 (92%)

Communication with patients (n = 346)

346 (46%)

331 (47%)

184 (51%)

Recommendation of healthcare websites (n = 383)

383 (51%)

363 (51%)

194 (53%)

Recommendation of medical apps (n = 99)

99 (13%)

97 (14%)

51 (14%)

Patients consult healthcare websites (n = 330)

329 (44%)

313 (44%)

158 (43%)

  1. a p < 0.05 differences between users that use the Internet with a PC or smartphone versus a tablet using the Chi-squared test