Smartphone and medical related App use among medical students and junior doctors in the United Kingdom (UK): a regional survey

Payne, Karl; Wharrad, Heather; Watts, Kim

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“…A study showed that in 24 hours, apps for disease diagnosis/management and drug reference app were used for between 1-30 minutes by students and 1-20 minutes by doctors who favored using clinical score/calculator apps. 26 Lanaj et al reported that smartphone use for work at night increased depletion the next morning via its effects on sleep, morning depletion in turn diminished daily work engagement which was incremental to the effects of other electronic devices like computer, TV tablet etc. 27 Apart from its effect on sleep, smartphone addiction has effect on physical and psychological health; other than smartphone addiction, sleep quality itself has many determinants among students in general and among medical students in particular.…”

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Impact of smartphone use on quality of sleep among medical students

Kurugodiyavar

Sushma

Godbole

et al. 2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Smartphone with its various functionalities has become an essential part of our daily activities and its use has been increasing. This has raised concern about its overuse and addiction especially in students. It is known that poor sleep is very common among medical students; there are many studies on sleep quality and its determinants in medical students but very few relating sleep quality and smartphone addiction. The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between smartphone use severity and sleep quality among medical students of KIMS, Hubballi. Methods: A cross‑sectional study on sample of 240 undergraduate medical students KIMS, Hubballi was conducted. Students were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire, Smart phone addiction scale (SAS) and Pittsburgh sleep quality inventory (PSQI). SAS score and PSQI scores were co-related. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to identify the variables independently associated with level of sleep quality. Results: Out of 240 subjects 117 (48.75%) were poor sleepers & 123 (51.25%) were good sleepers according to PSQI global sleep score. According to SAS score 123 (51.2%) were low users and 117 (48.75%) were high users of Smart phone. The mean (SD) PSQI global score was 4.8 (2.49) and mean (SD) SAS score was 102.93 (22.13). There was positive correlation between SAS score & PSQI score (r=0.343, p<0.001). Gender (β=0.141, p=0.021) & SAS score (β=0.292, p<0.001) were the significant predictors of global PSQI score. Conclusions: This study concludes that in medical students smartphone addiction affects sleep quality significantly and males are particularly more at risk of having poor sleep quality due to excessive smartphone use.

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Impact of smartphone use on quality of sleep among medical students

Kurugodiyavar

Sushma

Godbole

et al. 2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…Studies have shown that the outcomes of patient-centered care have reported better recovery from their discomfort and concern, better emotional health, and fewer diagnostic tests and referrals (Cliff, 2012;Gabriel & Normand, 2012;Oates, Weston, & Jordan, 2000). Additional studies have also shown that the use of mHealth applications for patient-centered care reduce the cost of care significantly (Boulos, Wheeler, Tavares, & Jones, 2011;Payne, Wharrad, & Watts, 2012). Medical applications make smartphones useful tools in the practice of evidence-based medicine at the point of care (Mosa, Yoo, & Sheets, 2012).…”

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“…Physicians Information Technology for Developmentand medical students are also increasing their usage to support their education and clinical practice (Payne et al, 2012;Ventola, 2014). The increased popularity of smartphones has led more patients to proactively manage their care while on the go using specific mobile applications containing functionalities such as GPS tracker for Alzheimer's patients, not available on desktop computers (Qureshi, Noteboom, & Schumaker, 2015).…”

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Creating a Better World with Information and Communication Technologies: Health Equity

Qureshi

2016

Information Technology for Development

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“…Although such studies have been reported we did not find any scholarly articles In PUBMED or Google scholar with searches using key words Apps and ADHD. On the other hand, a recent study highlighted the popularity of smartphones and apps for their education and clinical work 13 . However, limitations in relation to iPhone apps and the paucity of research in relation to their development from a limited survey were noted 14 .…”

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iOS Applications (apps) for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/add): a preliminary investigation from Australia

Kumaragama¹,

Dasanayake²

2015

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Background: Mobile health tools are currently available for both clinicians and patients. However, there were no published articles related to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) applications for smartphones or tablets.Aim: Provide information in relation to apps available from iTunes store for managing ADHD.Methods: A literature search was performed. The Australian iTunes App Store and Google were searched with the keyword ADHD. Only apps from the iTunes Store were downloaded and tested. Categorisation was done in order to elucidate their functionality.Results: 32 apps were found and compared in ratings, functionality and cost. There were no customer ratings or reviews on any of the ADHD applications. Applications were categorised according to functionality. The cost ranged from free to $10.49. Conclusion:Apps specific to ADHD are available for suitable electronic devices. These provide education assistance with diagnosis and monitoring of the condition. The basic costs range from free of charge to $10/-. Information is provided to assist in selecting applications based on the need of the user. with about 5Á10% in children 5 . These data were derived from general population studies. Polanczyk and others in a meta-regression noted a prevalence of 5.3% in children 6 . Distractibility and short attention span are well known features of ADHD 1,7 . Hence, those with the condition benefit from prompts, assistance with planning, and timely reminders. Smartphone applications (apps) were considered as one source of such help in the current climate where smartphones are increasingly being used.1.2 billion people worldwide were using mobile apps at the end of 2012. This is forecast to grow at 29. while in 2013, this number was 82 billion, almost double 9 .Whalen and others have reported on the use of electronic diaries in studies of ADHD 10,11 . Porter and others found that computer based data entry was superior to paper based systems 12 . Although such studies have been reported we did not find any scholarly articles In PUBMED or Google scholar with searches using key words Apps and ADHD.On the other hand, a recent study highlighted the popularity of smartphones and apps for their education and clinical work 13 . However, limitations in relation to iPhone apps and the paucity of research in relation to their development from a limited survey were noted 14 .A component of ADHD is difficulty in focussing attention, leading to functional problems. Since there is a growing popularity of smartphone and ready availability of applications that can assist in various tasks, we decided to review the apps with ADHD in their subject heading in order to ascertain their functionality both for the patient and clinician. On reviewing the literature there was a paucity of scholarly articles dealing with the use of smart phone applications. MethodsThe search engines used in relation to the literature search were PUBMED and Google Scholar. The key words used in the search were ''adhd apps'', ''adhd applications'', and ''adhd ip...

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Smartphone and medical related App use among medical students and junior doctors in the United Kingdom (UK): a regional survey

Cited by 530 publications

References 20 publications

Impact of smartphone use on quality of sleep among medical students

Impact of smartphone use on quality of sleep among medical students

Creating a Better World with Information and Communication Technologies: Health Equity

iOS Applications (apps) for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/add): a preliminary investigation from Australia

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