Smartphone application of primary care guidelines used in education of medical students.

摘要: Background and Objective: The guidelines of the German College General Practitioners Family Physicians (DEGAM) on frequent important reasons for encounter in Primary Care play a central role teaching Medicine. They were edited by authors into an app mobile phones, making them available at all times to medical students. This study examines issue: how useful do students consider this application within their learning process Medicine? Method: short versions 15 DEGAM processed as web (for smartphone software systems) including offline utilisation, offered Medicine course, during clinical attachments Practice, elective compulsory courses or final year rotation Practice. evaluation was made with structured survey using feedback function Moodle management system [http://www.elearning-allgemeinmedizin.de] Likert scales free-text comments. Results: Feedback came from 14 (25%) student testers course (9), attachment Practice (1), (1) (4). Students rated additional benefit printed/pdf-form. use it frequently successfully waiting periods before, during, after lectures. In addition general interest desire become acquainted learn, is consulted regard (theoretical) questions, rather than connection contact patients. Interest knowledge stimulated app, whole can be said well suited needs user group. Discussion: evaluated positively: modern way familiarising expanding knowledge, particularly through its attractive medium smartphone. However, latter prevents mandatory curricular courses, since not smartphones. It meaningful existing materials supports evidence-based suitable only university but also training.