Mobile technology and social media in the clinical practice of young radiation oncologists: Results of a comprehensive nationwide cross-sectional study

Jean Emmanuel Bibault, Thomas Leroy, Pierre Blanchard, Julian Biau, Mathilde Cervellera, Olivia Diaz, Jean Christophe Faivre, Ingrid Fumagalli, Nicolas Lescut, Valentine Martin, Baptiste Pichon, Olivier Riou, Sébastien Thureau, Philippe Giraud

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    Purpose Social media and mobile technology are transforming the way in which young physicians are learning and practicing medicine. The true impact of such technologies has yet to be evaluated. Methods and Materials We performed a nationwide cross-sectional survey to better assess how young radiation oncologists used these technologies. An online survey was sent out between April 24, 2013, and June 1, 2013. All residents attending the 2013 radiation oncology French summer course were invited to complete the survey. Logistic regressions were performed to assess predictors of use of these tools in the hospital on various clinical endpoints. Results In all, 131 of 140 (93.6%) French young radiation oncologists answered the survey. Of these individuals, 93% owned a smartphone and 32.8% owned a tablet. The majority (78.6%) of the residents owning a smartphone used it to work in their department. A total of 33.5% had more than 5 medical applications installed. Only 60.3% of the residents verified the validity of the apps that they used. In all, 82.9% of the residents had a social network account. Conclusions Most of the residents in radiation oncology use their smartphone to work in their department for a wide variety of tasks. However, the residents do not consistently check the validity of the apps that they use. Residents also use social networks, with only a limited impact on their relationship with their patients. Overall, this study highlights the irruption and the risks of new technologies in the clinical practice and raises the question of a possible regulation of their use in the hospital.

    langue originaleAnglais
    Pages (de - à)231-237
    Nombre de pages7
    journalInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
    Volume90
    Numéro de publication1
    Les DOIs
    étatPublié - 1 sept. 2014

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