User Perceptions and Use of Decision Support Medical Apps Among Medical Students: Cross-Sectional Study

Raniah Aldekhyyel; Jwaher Almulhem; Samar Binkheder; Manahel Almulhem; Eman Mohamed; Shahad Aldekhyyel; Reem Alqahtani; Sripriya Rajamani

doi:10.3233/SHTI231158

User Perceptions and Use of Decision Support Medical Apps Among Medical Students: Cross-Sectional Study

Raniah Aldekhyyel
, Jwaher Almulhem
, Samar Binkheder
, Manahel Almulhem
, Eman Mohamed
, Shahad Aldekhyyel
, Reem Alqahtani
, Sripriya Rajamani

Academics (Nursing)

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1 Scopus citations

Abstract

We aimed to assess medical students' use of decision-support medical apps and evaluate their perception of app use. A cross-sectional multi-center observational study was conducted among medical students with and without a medical informatics course as part of their undergraduate medical curriculum. We assessed trust, perceptions, patient impression, reliability, and comfort using an online survey. A total of 439 responses were received. There were significant differences between the two groups when indicating which apps, they trust. Students agreed that using apps enhanced knowledge (91%), saved time (88%), improved patient care (85%), and increased diagnostic accuracy (82%). Students indicated that patients would think that students didn't know what they were doing (63%) or students were fresh out of training (53%) when using apps in the presence of patients. Incorporating medical app usage as part of learning may increase trust and comfort with using medical apps in medical practice.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics
Editors	Jen Bichel-Findlay, Paula Otero, Philip Scott, Elaine Huesing
Publisher	IOS Press BV
Pages	1216-1220
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781643684567
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI231158
State	Published - Jan 25 2024
Event	19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MedInfo 2023 - Sydney, Australia Duration: Jul 8 2023 → Jul 12 2023

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	310
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MedInfo 2023
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	7/8/23 → 7/12/23

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and IOS Press.

Keywords

Decision Support
Medical Students
Medical apps
Workforce Development

PubMed: MeSH publication types

Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Observational Study

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Aldekhyyel, R., Almulhem, J., Binkheder, S., Almulhem, M., Mohamed, E., Aldekhyyel, S., Alqahtani, R., & Rajamani, S. (2024). User Perceptions and Use of Decision Support Medical Apps Among Medical Students: Cross-Sectional Study. In J. Bichel-Findlay, P. Otero, P. Scott, & E. Huesing (Eds.), MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (pp. 1216-1220). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 310). IOS Press BV. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI231158

User Perceptions and Use of Decision Support Medical Apps Among Medical Students: Cross-Sectional Study. / Aldekhyyel, Raniah; Almulhem, Jwaher; Binkheder, Samar et al.
MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. ed. / Jen Bichel-Findlay; Paula Otero; Philip Scott; Elaine Huesing. IOS Press BV, 2024. p. 1216-1220 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 310).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Aldekhyyel, R, Almulhem, J, Binkheder, S, Almulhem, M, Mohamed, E, Aldekhyyel, S, Alqahtani, R & Rajamani, S 2024, User Perceptions and Use of Decision Support Medical Apps Among Medical Students: Cross-Sectional Study. in J Bichel-Findlay, P Otero, P Scott & E Huesing (eds), MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 310, IOS Press BV, pp. 1216-1220, 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MedInfo 2023, Sydney, Australia, 7/8/23. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI231158

Aldekhyyel R, Almulhem J, Binkheder S, Almulhem M, Mohamed E, Aldekhyyel S et al. User Perceptions and Use of Decision Support Medical Apps Among Medical Students: Cross-Sectional Study. In Bichel-Findlay J, Otero P, Scott P, Huesing E, editors, MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. IOS Press BV. 2024. p. 1216-1220. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). doi: 10.3233/SHTI231158

Aldekhyyel, Raniah ; Almulhem, Jwaher ; Binkheder, Samar et al. / User Perceptions and Use of Decision Support Medical Apps Among Medical Students : Cross-Sectional Study. MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. editor / Jen Bichel-Findlay ; Paula Otero ; Philip Scott ; Elaine Huesing. IOS Press BV, 2024. pp. 1216-1220 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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