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Previous research on the use of tablet devices in residency programs
has been undertaken in radiology and medicine or with standard-sized tablet
devices. With new, smaller tablet devices, there is an opportunity to assess
their effect on resident behavior. This prospective study attempts to evaluate
resident behavior after receiving a smaller tablet device.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate
whether smaller tablet computers facilitate residents' daily tasks. DESIGN:
Prospective study that administered surveys to evaluate tablet computer use.
SETTING: Residency program. PARTICIPANTS: Thirteen physical medicine and
rehabilitation residents. METHODS: Residents were provided 16-GB iPad Minis and
surveyed with Redcap to collect usage information at baseline, 3, and 6 months.
Survey analysis was conducted using SAS (SAS, Cary, NC) for descriptive analysis.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: To evaluate multiple areas of resident education, the
following tasks were selected: accessing e-mail, logging duty hours, logging
procedures, researching clinical information, accessing medical journals,
reviewing didactic presentations, and completing evaluations. Then, measurements
were taken of: (1) residents' response to how tablet computers made it easier to
access the aforementioned tasks; and (2) residents' response to how tablet
computers affected the frequency they performed the aforementioned tasks.
RESULTS: After being provided tablet computers, our physical medicine and
rehabilitation residents reported significantly greater access to e-mail, medical
journals, and didactic material. Also, receiving tablet computers was reported to
increase the frequency that residents accessed e-mail, researched clinical
information, accessed medical journals, reviewed didactic presentations, and
completed evaluations. After receiving a tablet computer, residents reported an
increase in the use of calendar programs, note-taking programs, PDF readers,
online storage programs, and file organization programs. CONCLUSIONS: These
physical medicine and rehabilitation residents reported tablet computers
increased access to e-mail, presentation material, and medical journals. Tablet
computers also were reported to increase the frequency residents were able to
complete tasks associated with residency training.
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