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Table 3 Attitudes of medical students towards medical apps during phase 1 and phase 2

From: Usage and attitude of medical students towards mobile medical applications during and after COVID-19 lockdown: repeated cross-sectional study

 

Disagree, n (%)

Neutral n (%)

Agree n (%)

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 1

Phase 2

I feel confident using Medical Apps” in my personal medical studies

17

(5.4%)

20

(4.6%)

93

(29.5%)

94

(21.5%)

205

(65.1%)

323

(73.9%)

Using “Medical Apps” can increase my participation in class discussion

19

(6%)

33

(7.6%)

64

(20.3%)

99

(22.7%)

232

(73.7%)

305

(69.8%)

I feel the advantage of using “Medical Apps” in my medical study

7

(2.2%)

17

(3.9%)

55

(17.5%)

72

(16.5%)

253

(80.3%)

348

(79.6%)

“Medical Apps” help me to complete my assignments (tutorials, research)

17

(5.4%)

22

(5%)

65

(20.6%)

84

(19.2%)

233

(74%)

331

(75.7%)

Use of “Medical Apps” makes me independent in my studies

106

(33.7%)

101 (23.1%)

83

(26.3%)

123

(28.1%)

126

(40%)

213

(48.7%)

I think “Medical Apps” are not useful for learning

280

(88.9%)

380

(87%)

21

(6.7%)

24

(5.5%)

14

(4.4%)

33

(7.5%)

I can access a large volume of information on “Medical Apps” quickly via the Internet more than my school library

111

(35.2%)

27

(6.2%)

78

(24.8%)

64

(14.6%)

126

(40%)

346

(79.2%)

“Medical Apps” usage in class causes a social gap between lecturers and learners

47

(14.9%)

118

(27%)

46

(14.6%)

128

(29.3%)

222

(70.5%)

191

(43.7%)

Learning through “Medical Apps” is a flexible method of learning as it can be done anywhere & anytime

10

(3.2%)

7

(1.6%)

49

(15.6%)

45

(10.3%)

256

(81.3%)

385

(88.1%)

I think using medical apps has been increased after COVID-19 among medical students

-

20

(4.6%)

-

50

(11.4%)

-

367

(84%)

Using medical apps has increased the awareness toward COVID-19 pandemic

-

19

(4.3%)

-

111

(25.4%)

-

307

(70.3%)