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Doctors' perceptions of potential drawbacks of the personal digital assistant (PDA) |
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| Function |
Agree* |
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| Fear of loss and breakage |
69 (51.5) |
| Prefer desktops |
61 (45.5) |
| Prefer paper |
57 (42.5) |
| Cumbersome to carry |
49 (36.6) |
| Short battery life |
45 (33.6) |
| Limited memory |
42 (31.3) |
| Difficult data entry |
41 (30.6) |
| Fear of over-reliance |
39 (29.1) |
| Screen too small |
30 (22.4) |
| Looks unprofessional |
22 (16.4) |
| Too technical |
19 (14.2) |
| Works too slowly |
17 (12.7) |
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* Data are presented as the number (%) of doctors who chose "Strongly agree" or "Agree", as opposed to "Not sure", "Disagree" or "Strongly disagree" when all 134 doctors were asked if they agreed with each statement about the potential drawbacks of the personal digital assistant. | |
Phua and Lim BMC Medical Education 2008 8:39 doi:10.1186/1472-6920-8-39 |
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