Smartphone and medical application use among dentists in China

Table 8 Dentists’ perceptions on smartphone based medical apps (n = 288 subjects)

		Number	Percent (%)	Mean	SD
Medical apps are easy to obtain	Strongly agree	56	19.4	2.36	0.99
	Agree	127	44.1
	Not sure	51	17.7
	Disagree	54	18.8
	Stongly disagree	0	0
I am looking to obtain more medical apps in the future	Strongly agree	160	55.6	1.52	0.69
	Agree	114	39.6
	Not sure	5	1.7
	Disagree	9	3.1
	Stongly disagree	0	0
I would recommend these medical apps to other peers	Strongly agree	122	42.4	1.67	0.68
	Agree	148	51.4
	Not sure	10	3.5
	Disagree	8	2.8
	Stongly disagree	0	0
I do most of my medical learning using medical apps	Strongly agree	62	21.5	2.43	1.17
	Agree	131	45.5
	Not sure	9	3.1
	Disagree	80	27.8
	Stongly disagree	6	2.1
Medical apps are essential tools for undergraduate medical studies	Strongly agree	91	31.6	1.91	0.78
	Agree	140	48.6
	Not sure	48	16.7
	Disagree	9	3.1
	Stongly disagree	0	0
Medical apps are superior to medical textbooks	Strongly agree	13	4.5	3.16	0.81
	Agree	56	19.4
	Not sure	98	34
	Disagree	115	39.9
	Stongly disagree	6	2.1
Medical apps can replace medical textbooks	Strongly agree	7	2.4	3.31	0.94
	Agree	68	23.6
	Not sure	48	16.7
	Disagree	159	55.2
	Stongly disagree	6	2.1
Medical apps supplement medical textbooks	Strongly agree	77	26.7	1.83	0.64
	Agree	193	67
	Not sure	9	3.1
	Disagree	8	2.8
	Stongly disagree	1	0.3
Medical apps provide useful point-of-care medical information	Strongly agree	54	18.8	2.28	0.97
	Agree	149	51.7
	Not sure	34	11.8
	Disagree	51	17.7
	Stongly disagree	0	0
There are dangers in using medical apps for patient care	Strongly agree	7	2.4	2.61	0.73
	Agree	133	46.2
	Not sure	114	39.6
	Disagree	34	11.8
	Stongly disagree	0	0

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