Computer literacy and attitudes of dental students and staff at the University of the West Indies Dental School

Smith, William A.; Bedayse, S.; Lalwah, S. L.; Paryag, Amit

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0579.2009.00571.x

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“…However, the use of Medline and full-text journal articles online increased moderately toward the end of the course for study and research purpose. In the present study, the majority of the dental students had an average level of internet and computer knowledge comparable to the findings in the previous studies (Ghasempour and Jarideh, 2014;Smith et al, 2009).…”

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Utilization of electronic scientific information resources among undergraduate dental students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Shetty¹,

Ghamdi²,

Amer³

2015

J. Dent. Oral Hyg.

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This study aimed to evaluate undergraduate dental students' utilization of electronic scientific information resources and to identify the specific trends found among students at different years of study. A cross-sectional web survey of all undergraduate dental students in Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy was conducted. Descriptive analysis was undertaken and differences between groups were examined using Chi-square test. A response rate of 40.5% (n = 740) was achieved. 44% of the respondents used Medline for study purpose and 47.8% for research. 56.1% used full-text journal articles online for both study and research purpose. Only 25.9% searched Medline at least 1 to 7 times/month for study purpose and 22.2% for research. 42% used full-text journal articles at least 1 to 7 times/month for both study and research purpose. Clinical students were more likely to use full-text journal articles for study and research and female students were more likely to use Medline for research (p < 0.05). A majority of the respondents were non-users of Medline. The use of Medline and full-text journal articles increased moderately toward the end of the study. Training dental students in effective information searching and including the use of full-text articles in the dental curriculum will increase the use of electronic scientific resources.

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Utilization of electronic scientific information resources among undergraduate dental students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Shetty¹,

Ghamdi²,

Amer³

2015

J. Dent. Oral Hyg.

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“…However, the definition of computer literacy changes with the technology evolution [29], and several recent studies have demonstrated the positive relationship between use of social networking sites and computer literacy [30,31]. …”

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Online Health Information Seeking Behaviors of Hispanics in New York City: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Lee¹,

Boden‐Albala²,

Larson³

et al. 2014

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundThe emergence of the Internet has increased access to health information and can facilitate active individual engagement in health care decision making. Hispanics are the fastest-growing minority group in the United States and are also the most underserved in terms of access to online health information. A growing body of literature has examined correlates of online health information seeking behaviors (HISBs), but few studies have included Hispanics.ObjectiveThe specific aim of this descriptive, correlational study was to examine factors associated with HISBs of Hispanics.MethodsThe study sample (N=4070) was recruited from five postal zip codes in northern Manhattan for the Washington Heights Inwood Informatics Infrastructure for Comparative Effectiveness Research project. Survey data were collected via interview by bilingual community health workers in a community center, households, and other community settings. Data were analyzed using bivariate analyses and logistic regression.ResultsAmong individual respondents, online HISBs were significantly associated with higher education (OR 3.03, 95% CI 2.15-4.29, P<.001), worse health status (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.31-0.57, P<.001), and having no hypertension (OR 0.60, 95% CI 0.43-0.84, P=.003). Online HISBs of other household members were significantly associated with respondent factors: female gender (OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.22-2.10, P=.001), being younger (OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.62-0.90, P=.002), being married (OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.09-1.71, P=.007), having higher education (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.404-2.316, P<.001), being in worse health (OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.46-0.77, P<.001), and having serious health problems increased the odds of their household members’ online HISBs (OR 1.83, 95% CI 1.29-2.60, P=.001).ConclusionsThis large-scale community survey identified factors associated with online HISBs among Hispanics that merit closer examination. To enhance online HISBs among Hispanics, health care providers and policy makers need to understand the cultural context of the Hispanic population. Results of this study can provide a foundation for the development of informatics-based interventions to improve the health of Hispanics in the United States.

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“…As the use of a smartphone is today perceived as an important parameter of computer literacy, the questionnaire was modelled after a widely-used design aimed to objectively assess computer literacy [23,24]. In that model, students were called to respond whether they had or had not performed a series of tasks of increasing complexity.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As based on the previous model [23,24], the sum of every positive response gave a score with the maximum possible score of 16. On the basis of the tasks, the ranges of scores 0-5 were categorized as basic, 6-10 as intermediate, and 11-16 as advanced.…”

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Investigating the Use of Smartphones for Learning Purposes by Australian Dental Students

Rung¹,

Warnke²,

Mattheos³

2014

JMIR mHealth uHealth

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BackgroundMobile Internet devices and smartphones have at present a significant potential as learning tools and the development of educational interventions based on smartphones have attracted increasing attention.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to obtain a deeper insight in the nature of students’ use of smartphones, as well as their attitudes towards educational use of mobile devices in order to design successful teaching interventions.MethodA questionnaire was designed, aiming to investigate the actual daily habitual use, as well as the attitudes of dental students towards smartphones for their university education purposes. The survey was used to collect data from 232 dental students.ResultsOf the 232 respondents, 204 (87.9%) owned a smartphone, and 191 (82.3%) had access to third generation (3G) mobile carriers. The most popular devices were the iPhone and Android. Most of the respondents had intermediate smartphone skills and used smartphones for a number of learning activities. Only 75/232 (32.3%) had specific educational applications installed, while 148/232 (63.7%) used smartphones to access to social media and found it valuable for their education (P<.05). Students accessing social media with their smartphones also showed significantly more advanced skills with smartphones than those who did not (P<.05). There was no significant association between age group, gender, origin, and smartphone skills. There was positive correlation between smartphone skills and students' attitudes toward improving access to learning material (r=.43, P<.05), helping to learn more independently (r=.44, P<.05), and use of smartphones by teaching staff (r=.45, P<.05).ConclusionThe results in this study suggest that students use smartphones and social media for their education even though this technology has not been formally included in the curriculum. This might present an opportunity for educators to design educational methods, activities, and material that are suitable for smartphones and allow students to use this technology, thereby accommodating students’ current diverse learning approaches.

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Computer literacy and attitudes of dental students and staff at the University of the West Indies Dental School

Abstract: The implementation of a computer-based information system is likely to have widespread acceptance among students and staff at the UWI Dental School. The computer literacy of the students and staff are on par with those of schools in the US and Europe.

Cited by 13 publications

References 19 publications

Utilization of electronic scientific information resources among undergraduate dental students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Utilization of electronic scientific information resources among undergraduate dental students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Online Health Information Seeking Behaviors of Hispanics in New York City: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Investigating the Use of Smartphones for Learning Purposes by Australian Dental Students

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