Table 3 Percieved Advantages and Disadvantages
From: Mobile learning in medicine: an evaluation of attitudes and behaviours of medical students
Average post-intervention response | Change (p) | |
|---|---|---|
Perceived Advantages: | ||
Producing better notes | 3.44 | 0.31 (< 0.01) |
Generates more opportunities for group learning | 3.63 | 0.12 (0.12) |
Ability to link different sources of information | 3.93 | − 0.08 (0.28) |
More efficient use of study time | 3.97 | 0.14 (0.06) |
Access to more up-to-date resources | 4.09 | −0.18 (< 0.01) |
Access to multimedia learning | 4.17 | −0.15 (< 0.05) |
Ease of everyday administrative tasks | 4.25 | −0.18 (< 0.05) |
Easier and faster to find information | 4.28 | −0.25 (< 0.001) |
Perceived Disadvantages: | ||
Encourages acquisition of superficial layers of knowledge rather than in-depth learning | 2.41 | −0.31 (< 0.001) |
Cost of device | 3.65 | −0.37 (< 0.001) |
Information overload | 2.47 | −0.42 (< 0.001) |
Risk of loss or theft | 3.49 | −0.43 (< 0.001) |
Need to account for new professional/personal behaviours | 2.71 | −0.46 (< 0.001) |
Information not always accessible due to absence of internet connection | 3.69 | −0.48 (< 0.001) |
Difficult to ascertain quality and accuracy of available apps | 2.85 | −0.52 (< 0.001) |
Risk of unauthorised access to personal data | 2.83 | −0.55 (< 0.001) |
Distracts from communicating with patients | 2.41 | −0.55 (< 0.001) |
Distracts from the clinical environment | 2.50 | −0.62 (< 0.001) |
Reliance on mobile device rather than own initiative/skills | 2.56 | −0.64 (< 0.001) |
Negative perceptions by clinicians | 2.52 | −0.89 (< 0.001) |
Negative perception by patients or their relatives | 2.64 | −0.93 (< 0.001) |