Assessing the Personal Digital Assistant Uses and Needs of Medical Residents
Year: 2002
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background During the past year, a report on the use of personal digital assistants (PDA), also known as hand held devices, indicated widespread acceptance of their use in family practice 2, pharmacology3, and other specialties. Our informal observations of University of Virginia house staff suggest variable PDA usage. Some clinical departnents have strongly encouraged the use of PDAs whereas other departments have taken a more cautious approach. PDA medical user support seminars, workshops, and email lists have been created further demonstrating the popularity ofPDAs in clinical areas. At this time, there has been no formal evaluation of how PDAs are used at our institution. This poster contains our initial evaluation of how residents in various medical specialties currently use PDAs and what they perceive as their future needs.
Source: PubMed Central
Language: English
Subfield: Health Information Management
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W115752920