Table 2 Types of used medical apps among academic and clinical years during phase 1 and phase 2

Disease management apps

Never used before

95

(30.1%)

56

(30.8%)

39

(29.3%)

0.49

217

(49.6%)

155

(66.5%)

62

(30.4%)

0.0001

Yearly

72

(22.8%)

47

(25.8%)

25

(18.8%)

94

(21.5%)

34

(14.6%)

60

(29.4%)

Monthly

98

(31.1%)

54

(29.7%)

44

(33.1%)

82

(18.8%)

25

(10.7%)

57

(27.9%)

Weekly

43

(13.6%)

22

(12.1%)

21

(15.8%)

34

(7.8%)

12

(5.2%)

22

(10.8%)

Daily

7

(2.2%)

3

(1.6%)

4

(3.0%)

10

(2.3%)

7

(3.0%)

3

(1.5%)

Procedure guide apps

Never used before

171

(54.3%)

134

(73.6%)

37

(27.8%)

0.0001

161

(36.8%)

131

(56.2%)

30

(14.7%)

0.0001

Yearly

75

(23.8%)

29

(15.9%)

46

(34.6%)

134

(30.7%)

49

(21.0%)

85

(41.7%)

Monthly

44

(14%)

10

(5.5%)

34

(25.6%)

108

(24.7%)

36

(15.5%)

72

(35.3%)

Weekly

19

(6.03%)

8

(4.4%)

11

(8.3%)

30

(6.9%)

14

(6.0%)

16

(7.8%)

Daily

6

(1.9%)

1

(0.5%)

5

(3.8%)

4

(0.9%)

3

(1.3%)

1

(0,5%)

Medical Dictionaries

Never used before

55

(17.5%)

24

(13.2%)

31

(23.3%)

0.01

69

(15.8%)

41

(17.6%)

28

(13.7%)

0.055

Yearly

71

(22.5%)

34

(18.7%)

37

(27.8%)

96

(22%)

40

(17.2%)

56

(27.5%)

Monthly

74

(23.5%)

45

(24.7%)

29

(21.8%)

118

(27%)

60

(25.8%)

58

(28.4%)

Weekly

79

(25%)

54

(29.7%)

25

(18.8%)

99

(22.6%)

58

(24.9%)

41

(20.1%)

Daily

36

(11.4%)

25

(13.7%)

11

(8.3%)

55

(12.6%)

34

(14.6%)

21

(10.3%)

Lab References

Never used before

167

(53%)

88

(48.4%)

79

(59.4%)

0.027

224

(51.2%)

122

(52.4%)

102

(50.0%)

0.051

Yearly

85

(27%)

54

(29.7%)

31

(23.3%)

106

(24.2%)

45

(19.3%)

61

(29.9%)

Monthly

41

(13%)

31

(17.0%)

10

(7.5%)

65

(14.9%)

39

(16.7%)

26

(12.7%)

Weekly

18

(5.7%)

7

(3.8%)

11

(8.3%)

32

(7.3%)

22

(9.4%)

10

(4.9%)

Daily

4

(1.3%)

2

(1.1%)

2

(1.5%)

10

(2.3%)

5

(2.1%)

5

(2.5%)

Drug Index

Never used before

131

(41.6%)

89

(48.9%)

42

(31.6%)

0.0001

182

(41.6%)

113

(48.5%)

69

(33.8%)

0.008

Yearly

53

(16.8%)

31

(17.0%)

22

(16.5%)

81

(18.5%)

39

(16.7%)

42

(20.6%)

Monthly

71

(22.5%)

44

(24.2%)

27

(20.3%)

83

(19%)

35

(15.0%)

48

(23.5%)

Weekly

41

(13%)

13

(7.1%)

28

(21.1%)

66

(15.1%)

37

(15.9%)

29

(14.2%)

Daily

19

(6%)

5

(2.7%)

14

(10.5%)

25

(5.7%)

9

(3.9%)

16

(7.8%)

Medical Calculators

Never used before

254

(80.6%)

149

(81.9%)

105

(78.9%)

0.015

338

(77.3%)

182

(78.1%)

156

(76.5%)

0.36

Yearly

35

(11.1%)

25

(13.7%)

10

(7.5%)

52

(11.9%)

23

(9.9%)

29

(14.2%)

Monthly

18

(5.7%)

7

(3.8%)

11

(8.3%)

27

(6.2%)

15

(6.4%)

12

(5.9%)

Weekly

6

(1.9%)

1

(0.5%)

5

(3.8%)

17

(3.9%)

12

(5.2%)

5

(2.5%)

Daily

2

(0.6%)

0

(0.00%)

2

(1.5%)

3

(0.7%)

1

(0.4%)

2

(1.0%)