First approach of mobile applications study for medical Education purposes

This research work is made within University of Salamanca PhD Programme on Education in the Knowledge Society Scope.

FIRST APPROACH OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS STUDY FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION PURPOSES.

Laura Briz PonceJuan Antonio Juanes MéndezFrancisco José García Peñalvo

INDEX

• INTRODUCTION

• INVESTIGATION PROJECT

– HYPOTHESIS AND OBJECTIVES

– METHODOLOGY

– RESOURCES AND PLANIFICATION

• FIRST RESULTS.

• CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION

• 6.800 mill of users with a mobile line• More than 1 million of mobile applications

in each Play Store and Apple Store

GROWTH OF MOBILE INDUSTRY

• 51% use smartphone daily1

• 29% use tablets1

• 30% use medical apps2.GROWTH OF USING MOBILE

PHONES BY MEDICAL

PROFESSIONALS

• Unawareness of better mobile applications• Not specialized mandatory certification• Pricewaterhouse sees this new technologies

an opportunity for medical sector.

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INDEX

• INTRODUCTION



– METHODOLOGY


• FIRST RESULTS

• CONCLUSION

Difussion Research

INVESTIGATON PROJECT

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INVESTIGATION PROJECT

HYPOTHESIS OBJECTIVESHYPOTHESIS OBJECTIVES

INDEX

• INTRODUCTION



– METHODOLOGY


• FIRST RESULTS

• CONCLUSION

STUDY 2STUDY 1

• The quality protocol offers a quality and trust guaranty of the user

• This protocol can be used in any mobile application within the education area.

• The dimensions considered for the first quality protocol are indispensable to have a guaranty and feel confident about mobile applications.

•The academic and continuous training are related with the usage of mobility learning. • The professionals and undergraduate students younger have more acceptance of the usage of mobility and the new technologies for learning. • The undergraduate students have their own mobile device (smartphone and/or tablet) and use them as a tool for their learning. • The medical professionals have a mobile device (Smartphone and/or Tablet) and use it as a tool for their learning. •The medical professionals have a mobile device (Smartphone and/or tablet) and use it in their job tasks. •Students and medical professions download very few of mobile applications for their learning due to the unawareness. •Students and medical professionals download very few mobile applications for their learning due to a lack of trust. •There is not a quality certification of mobile applications for the medical training area.

Main Objective: Technology Acceptance from students and medical professionals

Main Objective: Design of the quality protocol

PROJ.INV.: HYPOTHESIS & OBJETIVES

INDEX

• INTRODUCTION



– METHODOLOGY


• FIRST RESULTS

• CONCLUSION

DesignDesign Variables & InstrumentsVariables & Instruments

Data CollectionData CollectionSamples & PopulationSamples & Population

PROJ.INV.: METHODOLOGY

Descriptive-correlational method.

•STUDY 1: Based in TAM•STUDY 2: Practical Experimental

•STUDY 1: • Predictor variables:age, gender, profile,

ownership mob devices, freq. use• Criterio variables: use and acceptance• Instrument: Self-administered survey

•STUDY 2:• Predictor variable: profile, behaviour,• Criterio variable: dimensins for the protocol• Instrument: Observation-Based instrument

and survey

•Statistical study to correct mistakes

•Descriptive univariable study: dispersion measure, central tendency measure and shape measure)

•Discuss the relationship between different variables: Pearson correlation, Spearman, contingence tables, factorial analysis, etc

•STUDY 1: • Population: Undergraduate medical students

and Medical professionals• Samples: surveys collected

•STUDY 2:• Population: Undergraduate medical students

and Medical professionals• Samples: Participants to validate mob

application

Difussion CongressArticles

Publications

INDEX

• INTRODUCTION



– METHODOLOGY


• FIRST RESULTS

• CONCLUSION

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Determinación del problema de investigación (Selección del equipo de investigación)

Revision bibliográfica

Asistencia a seminarios/cursos formación investigación

Preparación del plan de Investigación

Preparación de las fases de las tesis

Esquema redacción de la tesis

Selección de las aplicaciones para el estudio objeto de la investigación

Establecer las variables externas a tener en cuenta en el modelo TAM del ESTUDIO 1

Identificación de las muestras del ESTUDIO 1

Planificación de la ejecución de la encuesta (duración, recursos, día) del ESTUDIO 1

Descripción de las encuestas TAM para ESTUDIO 1

Elaboración de la encuesta de contexto del ESTUDIO 1

Ejecución de la encuesta vía online y en papel del ESTUDIO 1

Recogida de datos del ESTUDIO 1

Análisis e interpretación de datos del ESTUDIO 1

Planificación del ESTUDIO 2 (recursos, duración, día)

Selección de las dimensiones para el protocolo de calidad borrador

Preparación de los recursos materiales necesarios para el ESTUDIO 2

Redactar el guión de tareas a ejecutar para el ESTUDIO 2

Elaborar la encuesta de pertinencia y adecuación para ESTUDIO 2

Ejecución del ESTUDIO 2

Recogida de datos del ESTUDIO 2

Análisis e interpretación de datos del ESTUDIO 2

Redacción de las conclusiones

Elaboración del protocolo definitivo de calidad de aplicaciones

Identificación de conclusiones finales

Redacción del informe final

Difusión congresos y jornadas

Difusión publicación artículo

Preparación de presentación oral tesis

Lectura Tesis

AÑO 2013-2014 AÑO 2014-2015 AÑO 2015-2016

ESTUDIO 2

REDACCIÓN

DEFINICIÓN

ESTUDIO 1

PROJ.INV.: RESOURCES AND PLANIFICATION

INDEX

• INTRODUCTION



– METHODOLOGY


• RESULTS

• CONCLUSION

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The 68,9% (n=124) of the participants think that a medical mobile applications is necessary.

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A 5-point Likert scale was used for the survey. It followed the Davis model. is.

RESULTS. STUDY 1

The range of score is within 29 and 38 points.

RESULTS. STUDY 2

Grupo ExperimentalGrupo Control

Experimental Group

Comparative of passed participants before and after of the test. The EG reached an increase of 60 percentual points whereas CG reached 20 percentual points.

The EG obtained an increase of 155% in mean score, whereas CG obtained a 30%.

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RESULTS. STUDY 2

INDEX

• INTRODUCTION



– METHODOLOGY


• RESULTS

• CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION

• The project investigation is the first step of the thesis.

• 68,9% of participants consider necessary a mobile certification

• The first draft of the quality protocol has the suitable dimensions to validate the mobile applications.

This research work is made within University of Salamanca PhD Programme on Education in the Knowledge Society Scope.

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