Usage and types of mobile medical applications amongst medical students of Pakistan and its association with their academic performance

Autor:	Hisam, Aliya, Shafique, Muhammad Umair, Khurshid, Muhammad Nashit, Hamza, Ali, Asad, Muhammad Bilal, Shakeel, Talha
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Medical Application education Academic Performance Original Article Students Undergraduates Medical Applications Usage Frequency
Zdroj:	Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN:	1681-715X 1682-024X
Popis:	Objective: To estimate the frequency of usage and types of mobile medical applications amongst medical students of Pakistan and its association with their academic performance. Methods: The is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in five medical colleges. It was of 6 months duration from Sept, 2017 to Feb 2018. A sample size of 448 undergraduates was calculated by using WHO sample size calculator. Sampling technique was non-probability convenient sampling. Self-constructed questionnaire was used as data collection tool. Data were entered and analysed in SPSS version 22. Results: The study included 198 male (44.2%) and 250 female (55.8%) students (448 in total). The mean age was 21.08 ±1.542 years. About 323 (72%) students whose were routinely using medical application scored 69+7% in their professional examination while 125 (28%) students, who were not using medical application scored 67±9%. The association between average usage of medical application and academic performance was statistically significant (p
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