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This study implemented and evaluated a point-of-care, wireless Internet access using smart …
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Table 1
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Pre-study survey. Proportion of the Internet access by location.
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Internet Access
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PostPGY1 (n = 36) %
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Interns (n = 24) %
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Home
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45%
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68%
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Hospital – Office
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55%
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32%
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Desktop
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91%
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85%
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Mobile Computer
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9%
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15%
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Table 2
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Pre-study survey. Daily Internet usage.
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Daily Internet Usage
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PostPGY1 (n = 36) n (%)
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Interns (n = 21) n (%)
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19 (53%)
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12 (57%)
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5–10 times/day
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14 (39%)
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7 (33%)
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> 10 times/day
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3 (8%)
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2 (10%)
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Table 3
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Pre-study survey. Approximate number of hours on the Internet.
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Daily Internet Usage
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PostPGY1 (n = 36) n (%)
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Interns (n = 21) n (%)
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3 (8%)
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0
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1–2 hours/day
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23 (64%)
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15 (71%)
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>2 hours/day
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10 (28%)
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6 (29%)
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Table 4
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Pre-study survey. Reported proportion of the tasks done on the Internet.
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Internet Usage
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PostPGY1 (n = 36) % time
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Interns (n = 24) % time
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Personal information (includes e-mail)
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22%
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43%
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Patient information (laboratory, test results)
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30%
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14%
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General scientific information (medical knowledge)
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23%
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34%
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Specific patient management questions
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19%
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9%
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Others
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6%
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1%
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Table 5
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Pre-study survey. Websites used to search for general medical and scientific information.
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Website
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PostPGY1 (n = 36) n (%)
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Interns (n = 22) n (%)
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UpToDate
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18 (50%)
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9 (41%)
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Google
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18 (50%)
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8 (36%)
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MDConsult
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18 (50%)
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5 (23%)
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PubMed
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18 (50%)
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5 (23%)
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NEJM
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17 (47%)
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3 (13%)
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eMedicine
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14 (38%)
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9 (41%)
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Yahoo
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0
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6 (27%)
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Table 6
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Pre-study survey. Websites accessed for specific questions on patient management.
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Website
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PostPGY1 (n = 33) n (%)
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Interns (n = 18) n (%)
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UpToDate
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18 (54%)
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12 (66%)
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Google
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11 (33%)
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1 (5%)
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NEJM
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10 (30%)
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3 (16%)
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PubMed
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9 (27%)
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5 (28%)
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MDConsult
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9 (27%)
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6 (33%)
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eMedicine
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4 (12%)
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3 (16%)
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Table 7
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Pre-study survey. Most common "EBM" resources cited.
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Website
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PostPGY1 (n = 27) n (%)
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Interns (n = 12) n (%)
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UpToDate
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13 (48%)
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5 (42%)
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NEJM
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13 (48%)
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4 (33%)
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PubMed
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8 (30%)
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5 (42%)
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MDConsult
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7 (26%)
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5 (42%)
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Table 8
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Pre-study survey. Areas of interest on medical Internet training.
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Internet training Area of Interest
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PostPGY1 (n = 35) n (%)
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Interns (n = 24) n (%)
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Medical Knowledge
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31 (89%)
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22 (92%)
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Clinical practice tools
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28 (80%)
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19 (79%)
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EBM resources
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31 (89%)
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18 (75%)
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Web pages design
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11 (31%)
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5 (21%)
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Other
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0
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1 (4%)
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Table 9
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Pre-study PDA survey. Ownership and usage.
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PDA Usage
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PostPGY1 (n = 36) n (%)
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Interns (n = 24) n (%)
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PDA owners
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16 (44%)
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4 (17%)
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Owned PDA > 1 year
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10 (62%)
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0
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| Owned PDA |
6 (38%)
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4 (100%)
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Training on PDAs use
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none
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none
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Daily users
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13 (81%)
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2 (50%)
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Using > 10 times/day
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2 (12%)
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1 (25%)
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Use 5–10 times/day
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8 (50%)
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0
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| Use |
3 (19%)
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1 (25%)
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Table 10
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Pre-study PDA survey. Reported uses of PDAs.
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PDA usage
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PostPGY1 (n = 16) n (%)
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Interns (n = 1) n (%)
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Pharmacopoeias
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16 (100%)
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1 (100%)
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Medical books
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14 (88%)
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1 (100%)
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Clinical tools
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7 (44%)
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1 (100%)
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Calculator
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7 (44%)
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0
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Address book
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6 (38%)
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0
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Date book – Schedules
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4 (25%)
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1 (100%)
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Text processing
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1 (6%)
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0
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E-mail or Internet
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1 (6%)
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0
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Patients' tracking
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0
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0
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Table 11
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Smart phones usage evaluation. How often the information was found on the Internet?
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Information found
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PostPGY1 (n = 13) n (%)
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Interns (n = 18) n (%)
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Always
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0
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3 (17%)
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Frequently
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6 (46%)
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12 (66%)
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Sometimes
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7 (54%)
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3 (17%)
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Rarely
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0
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0
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Never
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0
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0
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Table 12
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Smart phones usage evaluation. How often did the information have an impact in the diagnostic or management process?
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Perceived impact in diagnosis or management
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PostPGY1 (n = 13) n (%)
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Interns (n = 18) n (%)
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Always
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0
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0
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Frequently
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5 (38%)
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11 (62%)
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Sometimes
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8 (62%)
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5 (28%)
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Rarely
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0
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1 (5%)
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Never
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0
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1 (5%)
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Table 13
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Monthly access to NLM server by resource from August 2005 to February 2006.
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Month
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askMedline n (%)
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Disease Associations n (%)
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PICO n (%)
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Total (100%)
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August
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21 (17%)
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55 (45%)
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46 (38%)
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122
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September
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9 (23%)
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5 (13%)
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25 (64%)
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39
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October
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8 (14%)
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23 (40%)
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27 (46%)
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58
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November
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2 (18%)
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1 (9%)
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8 (73%)
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11
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December
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15 (11%)
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40 (31%)
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76 (58%)
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131
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January
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17 (11%)
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69 (45%)
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66 (44%)
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152
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February
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16 (48%)
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10 (30%)
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7 (22%)
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33
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Total
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88 (16%)
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203 (37%)
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255 (47%)
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546
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| Values are number of searches logged at the NLM "PubMed for Handhelds" server only. |
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