Title
Access, use and preferences of information and communication technologies by physicians in a General Hospital in Peru
Other title
Acceso, uso y preferencias de las tecnologías de información y comunicación por médicos de un Hospital General del Perú
Date Issued
01 April 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
We assessed the access, use and preferences of information and communication technology (ICT) by physicians who practice at Cayetano Heredia National Hospital. The questionnaire explored the availability and skills of ICT, time, educational activities, search engines and technological applications most used as well as ICT preferences in education.211 physicians were surveyed; laptop use was 93%, tablet and smartphone use was 66% and 88%.68% have mobile Internet. Differences were evident in the frequency of use of ICT in 25-34 year old age group as well as a higher level of skills (p<0.05). 86% use PubMed, Facebook and WhatsApp as a means of exchanging images and data related to health, 50% participated in medical blogs, online courses or videoconferences. The use and access of ICT is common among doctors in this hospital and there is positive interest in its use in education.
Start page
289
End page
293
Volume
32
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Otras ciencias médicas Educación general (incluye capacitación, pedadogía) Ingeniería, Tecnología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84938837035
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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