[Acceptance of medical apps and ebooks among German radiologists]. / Akzeptanz von Medizin-Apps und EBooks unter deutschen Radiologen.
Radiologe
; 57(9): 752-759, 2017 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Smartphones, tablet PCs, mobile applications (apps) and electronic book files (e-books) affect our lives in private and job-related settings. The aim of this study was to analyze the behavior of radiologists on smartphones, tablet PCs and ebooks and to investigate its effect on their daily work. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
An online survey containing of 23 questions was conducted using Survey Monkey© ( www.surveymonkey.com ). The invitation to the survey was done using the newsletter of the German Radiological Society (DRG). The acquired data was automatically stored by the software and then analyzed using descriptive statistics.RESULTS:
In total, 104 radiologists (29% female) participated in the online survey. Of these, 93% and 96.5% owned a smartphone or a tablet PC, respectively, and 72% and 67% used medical apps and ebooks, respectively. Through their use, 31% found moderate and 41% found enormous improvement in their daily work. A majority of participating radiologists would be willing to pay an increased user fee for optimized apps or ebooks.CONCLUSION:
With currently only moderate individual benefit of mobile medical apps and ebooks, there is a widespread need for optimally configured apps and ebooks with a correspondingly high market potential. KEY POINTS (1) Radiologists use smartphones (93%) or tablet PCs (96.5%); (2) 72% of radiologists use a smartphone or tablet PC for medical material; (3) 53% of radiologists report significant assistance from or a high value of the mobile medical applications used; (4) There is a willingness to pay a license fee for optimized mobile applications or ebooks.Palavras-chave
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Livros
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Microcomputadores
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Aplicativos Móveis
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Smartphone
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Radiologistas
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