Table 3 Doctors' perceptions of potential drawbacks of the personal digital assistant (PDA)
From: How residents and interns utilise and perceive the personal digital assistant and UpToDate
Function | Agree* |
|---|---|
Fear of loss and breakage | 69 (51.5) |
Prefer desktops | 61 (45.5) |
Prefer paper | 57 (42.5) |
Cumbersome to carry | 49 (36.6) |
Short battery life | 45 (33.6) |
Limited memory | 42 (31.3) |
Difficult data entry | 41 (30.6) |
Fear of over-reliance | 39 (29.1) |
Screen too small | 30 (22.4) |
Looks unprofessional | 22 (16.4) |
Too technical | 19 (14.2) |
Works too slowly | 17 (12.7) |