Table 1 Baseline Participant Characteristics
From: Implementation of a Smartphone application in medical education: a randomised trial (iSTART)
Characteristic | Smartphone Application (n = 40) | No Intervention (n = 40) | Total | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General and Academic characteristics | ||||
Mean Age (years) (SD) | 25.6 ± 2.7 | 24.9 ± 1.5 | 25.3 ± 2.2 | 0.181 |
Female sex (n, %) | 27 (67.5%) | 21 (52.5%) | 48 (60%) | 0.252 |
Median time in medical school (years) (IQR) | 6 (6–7) | 6 (6–7) | 6 (6–7) | 0.351 |
Campus Valparaiso (n, %) | 28 (70%) | 28 (70%) | 56 (70%) | 12 |
Course repetition (n, %) | 10 (25%) | 8 (20%) | 18 (22.5%) | 0.791 |
Median number repetitions (IQR) | 1.5 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 0.263 |
Internal Medicine Internship Grade (SD) | 6.3 ± 0.4 | 6.3 ± 0.4 | 6.3 ± 0.4 | 0.841 |
Internal Medicine Undergraduate Examination Grade (SD) | 5.4 ± 0.7 | 5.4 ± 0.7 | 5.4 ± 0.8 | 0.911 |
Experience with Smartphones | ||||
Median time using smartphones (years) (IQR) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–6) | 4 (3–6) | 0.891 |
Smartphone use in clinical practice (n, %) | 34 (85%) | 33 (82.5%) | 67 (83.7%) | 12 |
Smartphone use for academic purposes (n, %) | 16 (40%) | 15 (37.5%) | 31 (38.8%) | 12 |
Operating system (n, %) | ||||
Android® | 25 (62.5%) | 26 (65%) | 51 (63.8%) | 12 |
iOs® | 15 (37.5%) | 14 (35%) | 29 (36.2%) | |
Performance in Baseline Test | ||||
Mean overall score (SD) | 40.3 ± 11.0 | 41.8 ± 11.2 | 41.1 ± 11.1 | 0.531 |
Mean total time (minutes) (SD) | 65.2 ± 26.3 | 66.0 ± 28.0 | 65.6 ± 27.0 | 0.891 |
Mean time per question (seconds) (SD) | 44.3 ± 18.6 | 45.5 ± 21.7 | 44.9 ± 20.1 | 0.801 |