An evaluation of medical residents utilization of tablet computers

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Highlights:

• Medical doctors received iPads to use during their residency training.

• Residents used the iPad extensively throughout their training.

• Three areas of iPad use were identifies: receiving information, inputting information, and collaboration.

• Significant differences exist between items in the clusters.

• We argue that tablets such as the iPad are a useful tool for graduate medical education and later medical practice.

摘要

•Medical doctors received iPads to use during their residency training.•Residents used the iPad extensively throughout their training.•Three areas of iPad use were identifies: receiving information, inputting information, and collaboration.•Significant differences exist between items in the clusters.•We argue that tablets such as the iPad are a useful tool for graduate medical education and later medical practice.

论文关键词:Tablet computer,Physicians,Graduate medical education,Medical residents,Dimensions of use

论文评审过程:Received 10 June 2015, Revised 12 July 2015, Accepted 13 July 2015, Available online 17 July 2015, Version of Record 17 July 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.021