%0 Journal Article
%T User Perceptions and Use of Decision Support Medical Apps Among Medical Students: Cross-Sectional Study.
%A Aldekhyyel R
%A Almulhem J
%A Binkheder S
%A Almulhem M
%A Mohamed E
%A Aldekhyyel S
%A Alqahtani R
%A Rajamani S
%J Stud Health Technol Inform
%V 310
%N 0
%D 2024 Jan 25
%M 38270008
暂无%R 10.3233/SHTI231158
%X We aimed to assess medical students' use of decision-support medical apps and evaluate their perception of app use. A cross-sectional multi-center observational study was conducted among medical students with and without a medical informatics course as part of their undergraduate medical curriculum. We assessed trust, perceptions, patient impression, reliability, and comfort using an online survey. A total of 439 responses were received. There were significant differences between the two groups when indicating which apps, they trust. Students agreed that using apps enhanced knowledge (91%), saved time (88%), improved patient care (85%), and increased diagnostic accuracy (82%). Students indicated that patients would think that students didn't know what they were doing (63%) or students were fresh out of training (53%) when using apps in the presence of patients. Incorporating medical app usage as part of learning may increase trust and comfort with using medical apps in medical practice.