Awareness and Using of Medical Students About Mobile Health Technology in Clinical Areas

Ehteshami, Asghar; Rezaei‐Hachesu, Peyman; Esfahani, Mahtab Kasayi; Rezazadeh, Esmaeil

doi:10.5455/aim.2013.21.109-112

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“…The awareness was similar among medical students in previously reported studies. [ 9 ] In most of the mHealth utility awareness scores, engineering students had higher scores. This could probably be due to the engineering students having increasing access to the mobile phone applications and usage in terms of designing the technology, utility testing, and development.…”

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Perceptions and knowledge toward mobile-health among the college going students in Coastal South India

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Background:Among the manifold uses of mobile phones, mobile-health (mHealth) has been an important one, which is the practice of public health initiatives by awareness raising and communication campaigns. Optimum utilization of mHealth is possible only through adequate awareness. Hence, we aimed to study the perceptions and knowledge about mHealth among college going students in Mangalore, India.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2014 among 627 students in selected engineering (302 students) and medical colleges (325 students) in Mangalore, India. Colleges were selected using convenience sampling (nonrandom) method. Data were collected using semi-structured self-administered questionnaire and analyzed.Results:Overall, 48.9% were males, 61.4% belonged to 18-20 years age group. The awareness about mobile phone health utilities among medical and engineering students was found to be similar. Among those who were aware of the concept of mHealth (74 [11.2%]), 40 (54.1%) were medical students. Marginally higher proportion of medical students felt mHealth could be helpful in protecting the patients’ confidentiality and would help in better communication with the patients.Conclusion:There was high level of general awareness about mHealth among the subjects. However, many specific areas had limited knowledge among both the streams of students, hence highlighting the need for increasing awareness and sensitization.

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“…Sub-optimal penetration of broadband internet connectivity is also a limitation [ 31 ]. Lack of awareness of available applications or how to access and use them is also a hindrance [ 15 , 20 , 38 ]. ML also requires institutional readiness and human and infrastructural resources that may not always be available in low and middle income countries [ 39 ].…”

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Use of mobile learning technology among final year medical students in Kenya

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IntroductionMobile phone penetration has increased exponentially over the last decade as has its application in nearly all spheres of life including health and medical education. This study aimed at assessing the use of mobile learning technology and its challenges among final year undergraduate students in the College of Health sciences, University of Nairobi.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted among final year undergraduate students at the University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences. Self-administered, anonymous questionnaires were issued to all final year students in their lecture rooms after obtaining informed consent. Data on demographics, mobile device ownership and mobile learning technology use and its challenges was collected. Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS®. Chi-square and t-test were used for bivariate analysis.ResultsWe had 292 respondents; 62% were medical students, 16% were nursing students, 13% were pharmacy students and 9% were dental surgery students. The majority were female (59%) and the average age was 24 years. Eighty eight percent (88%) of the respondents owned a smart device and nearly all of them used it for learning. 64% of the respondents used medical mobile applications. The main challenges were lack of a smart device, lack of technical know-how in accessing or using apps, sub-optimal internet access, cost of acquiring apps and limited device memory.ConclusionMobile learning is increasingly popular among medical students and should be leveraged in promoting access and quality of medical education.

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“…Their mean usage of all areas is 9.4 as well. 18 Kooki RB et al, 17 designed a software program to receive the ECG signal, its real-time processing by mobile phone and then transfer it to a remote medical center. Heart rate is a vital signal to determine a patient's health status.…”

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“…In our search, 11 articles addressed the effect of cell phone text messaging, 9,10 telephone follow-up, 11,12 telephone support or screening 13,14 and home based health care systems 15 on health. Some articles were about, e-health model using mobile agents, 16 software program that can receive the ECG signal and real-time processing in the mobile phone and then transferring it to a remote medical center, 17 awareness of medical students in clinical stage about mobile health technology application, 18 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in human using voice signals. 19…”

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A Review on Implementation of Electronic Health in Iran Literature

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All the studies considering Electronic Health in Iran were identified by searching electronic databases such as PUBMED, Google Scholar, Science direct Magiran, SID and Irandac. The keywords used for search included Telemedicine, E-health and Iran. All qualitative and quantitative studies published from 2005 to 2016 investigating any E-health issues in Iran were selected if included an appropriate sample and presented valid results. Only the articles' full texts and

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Awareness and Using of Medical Students About Mobile Health Technology in Clinical Areas

Cited by 14 publications

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Perceptions and knowledge toward mobile-health among the college going students in Coastal South India

Perceptions and knowledge toward mobile-health among the college going students in Coastal South India

Use of mobile learning technology among final year medical students in Kenya

A Review on Implementation of Electronic Health in Iran Literature

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