TY - JOUR
T1 - User Perceptions and Use of Decision Support Medical Apps Among Medical Students
T2 - Cross-Sectional Study
AU - Aldekhyyel, Raniah
AU - Almulhem, Jwaher
AU - Binkheder, Samar
AU - Almulhem, Manahel
AU - Mohamed, Eman
AU - Aldekhyyel, Shahad
AU - Alqahtani, Reem
AU - Rajamani, Sripriya
PY - 2024/1/25
Y1 - 2024/1/25
N2 - We aimed to assess medical students' use of decision-support medical apps and evaluate their perception of app use. A cross-sectional multi-center observational study was conducted among medical students with and without a medical informatics course as part of their undergraduate medical curriculum. We assessed trust, perceptions, patient impression, reliability, and comfort using an online survey. A total of 439 responses were received. There were significant differences between the two groups when indicating which apps, they trust. Students agreed that using apps enhanced knowledge (91%), saved time (88%), improved patient care (85%), and increased diagnostic accuracy (82%). Students indicated that patients would think that students didn't know what they were doing (63%) or students were fresh out of training (53%) when using apps in the presence of patients. Incorporating medical app usage as part of learning may increase trust and comfort with using medical apps in medical practice.
AB - We aimed to assess medical students' use of decision-support medical apps and evaluate their perception of app use. A cross-sectional multi-center observational study was conducted among medical students with and without a medical informatics course as part of their undergraduate medical curriculum. We assessed trust, perceptions, patient impression, reliability, and comfort using an online survey. A total of 439 responses were received. There were significant differences between the two groups when indicating which apps, they trust. Students agreed that using apps enhanced knowledge (91%), saved time (88%), improved patient care (85%), and increased diagnostic accuracy (82%). Students indicated that patients would think that students didn't know what they were doing (63%) or students were fresh out of training (53%) when using apps in the presence of patients. Incorporating medical app usage as part of learning may increase trust and comfort with using medical apps in medical practice.
KW - Decision Support
KW - Medical apps
KW - Medical Students
KW - Workforce Development
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U2 - 10.3233/SHTI231158
DO - 10.3233/SHTI231158
M3 - Article
C2 - 38270008
AN - SCOPUS:85183584806
SN - 0926-9630
VL - 310
SP - 1216
EP - 1220
JO - Studies in health technology and informatics
JF - Studies in health technology and informatics
ER -