Mobile device use among emergency department healthcare professionals: prevalence, utilization and attitudes

Abstract Mobile devices are increasingly permeating healthcare and are being regularly used by healthcare providers. We examined the prevalence and frequency of mobile device use, and perceptions around clinical and personal usage, among healthcare providers (attending physicians, residents, and nur...

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Autores principales:	Eveline Hitti, Dima Hadid, Jad Melki, Rima Kaddoura, Mohamad Alameddine
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:10d84262668d4214b0b71e45af1a840a2021-12-02T13:48:41ZMobile device use among emergency department healthcare professionals: prevalence, utilization and attitudes10.1038/s41598-021-81278-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/10d84262668d4214b0b71e45af1a840a2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81278-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Mobile devices are increasingly permeating healthcare and are being regularly used by healthcare providers. We examined the prevalence and frequency of mobile device use, and perceptions around clinical and personal usage, among healthcare providers (attending physicians, residents, and nurses) in the Emergency Department (ED) of a large academic medical center in Lebanon. Half of the target population (N = 236) completed the cross-sectional electronic questionnaire. Mobile device usage for personal matters was uniform across all providers, with the highest usage reported by medical students (81.3%) and lowest by attendings (75.0%). Medical formulary/drug referencing applications were the most common application used by providers followed by disease diagnosis/management applications, 84.4% and 69.5% respectively. Most respondents agreed that mobile devices enabled better-coordinated care among providers and were beneficial to patient care. Most respondents also agreed that mobile device use assisted in quickly resolving personal issues and reduced their feeling of stress, yet the majority did not feel that personal usage improved performance at work. Study findings revealed that although healthcare providers value mobile devices’ positive impact on coordination of care, the reverse spillover effect of personal issues into the workplace enabled by mobile devices might have some negative impact on performance of staff at work.Eveline HittiDima HadidJad MelkiRima KaddouraMohamad AlameddineNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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description	Abstract Mobile devices are increasingly permeating healthcare and are being regularly used by healthcare providers. We examined the prevalence and frequency of mobile device use, and perceptions around clinical and personal usage, among healthcare providers (attending physicians, residents, and nurses) in the Emergency Department (ED) of a large academic medical center in Lebanon. Half of the target population (N = 236) completed the cross-sectional electronic questionnaire. Mobile device usage for personal matters was uniform across all providers, with the highest usage reported by medical students (81.3%) and lowest by attendings (75.0%). Medical formulary/drug referencing applications were the most common application used by providers followed by disease diagnosis/management applications, 84.4% and 69.5% respectively. Most respondents agreed that mobile devices enabled better-coordinated care among providers and were beneficial to patient care. Most respondents also agreed that mobile device use assisted in quickly resolving personal issues and reduced their feeling of stress, yet the majority did not feel that personal usage improved performance at work. Study findings revealed that although healthcare providers value mobile devices’ positive impact on coordination of care, the reverse spillover effect of personal issues into the workplace enabled by mobile devices might have some negative impact on performance of staff at work.
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title	Mobile device use among emergency department healthcare professionals: prevalence, utilization and attitudes
title_short	Mobile device use among emergency department healthcare professionals: prevalence, utilization and attitudes
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Mobile device use among emergency department healthcare professionals: prevalence, utilization and attitudes

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