Table 8 Dentists’ perceptions on smartphone based medical apps (n = 288 subjects)
From: Smartphone and medical application use among dentists in China
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 |