Use of Mobile Devices to Access Resources Among Health Professions Students: A Systematic Review

TY - JOUR

T1 - Use of Mobile Devices to Access Resources Among Health Professions Students

T2 - A Systematic Review

AU - Mi, Misa

AU - Wu, Wendy

AU - Qiu, Maylene

AU - Zhang, Yingting

AU - Wu, Lin

AU - Li, Jie

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2016, Published with license by Taylor & Francis.

PY - 2016/1/2

Y1 - 2016/1/2

N2 - This systematic review examines types of mobile devices used by health professions students, kinds of resources and tools accessed via mobile devices, and reasons for using the devices to access the resources and tools. The review included 20 studies selected from articles published in English between January 2010 and April 2015, retrieved from PubMed and other sources. Data extracted included participants, study designs, mobile devices used, mobile resources/apps accessed, outcome measures, and advantages of and barriers to using mobile devices. The review indicates significant variability across the studies in terms of research methods, types of mobile programs implemented, resources accessed, and outcomes. There were beneficial effects of using mobile devices to access resources as well as conspicuous challenges or barriers in using mobile devices.

AB - This systematic review examines types of mobile devices used by health professions students, kinds of resources and tools accessed via mobile devices, and reasons for using the devices to access the resources and tools. The review included 20 studies selected from articles published in English between January 2010 and April 2015, retrieved from PubMed and other sources. Data extracted included participants, study designs, mobile devices used, mobile resources/apps accessed, outcome measures, and advantages of and barriers to using mobile devices. The review indicates significant variability across the studies in terms of research methods, types of mobile programs implemented, resources accessed, and outcomes. There were beneficial effects of using mobile devices to access resources as well as conspicuous challenges or barriers in using mobile devices.

KW - Health information resources

KW - health professions education

KW - health professions students

KW - information access

KW - information-seeking behavior

KW - mobile devices

KW - mobile technology

KW - systematic reviews

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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2016.1117290

DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2016.1117290

M3 - Article

C2 - 26794197

VL - 35

SP - 64

EP - 82

JO - Medical Reference Services Quarterly

JF - Medical Reference Services Quarterly

SN - 0276-3869

IS - 1

ER -