Mobile Applications in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review, Quality Audit, and Survey of Canadian Neurosurgery Residents
| Autor: | David Bergeron, A Dakson, Cameron A Elliott, Mark Bigder, Matthew E Eagles, C Michael Honey, Christian Iorio-Morin, David Fortin, Amit Persad, Charles J Touchette, Michael K Tso, Michelle Kameda-Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Canada Neurosurgery Audit Smartphone application App store 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires mental disorders Health care medicine Humans business.industry Mobile apps Internship and Residency medicine.disease Mobile Applications Quality audit 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Smartphone app Surgery Neurology (clinical) Medical emergency Smartphone business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | World neurosurgery. 127 |
| ISSN: | 1878-8769 |
| Popis: | Background In the past decade, smartphone applications (Apps) have experienced remarkable development across all fields of medicine, including neurosurgery. However, owing to a lack of regulatory oversight and peer review, a clear need exists for a comprehensive review and audit of the existing available Apps. In the present study, we systematically reviewed the existing mobile Apps in neurosurgery, evaluated their clinical use by neurosurgery residents in Canada, and performed a quality audit of the most popular Apps. Methods Indexed Apps were identified from either the Google Play Store or the iOS App Store using a comprehensive list of keywords related to neurosurgery. A subsequent cross-sectional survey of 76 Canadian neurosurgery residents was conducted, including a section on smartphone App use. We next evaluated the most popular Apps among the residents using the Healthcare Smartphone App Evaluation Tool and performed a quality audit of their content using established medical references. Results The survey identified 118 mobile Apps related to neurosurgery. The 3 most used Apps used by the current cohort of Canadian neurosurgery residents were Neurosurgery Survival Guide, Neuromind, and the Journal of Neurosurgery App. Each of these 3 Apps received an excellent score on the Healthcare Smartphone App Evaluation Tool. A quality audit of 30 pages of the Neurosurgery Survival Guide and 40 clinical scores of the Neuromind App, performed by 10 neurosurgery residents, failed to reveal inaccurate or false statements. Conclusion The present study has highlighted the current landscape of neurosurgery mobile Apps and their use among neurosurgery residents. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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