Informatics in Medicine Unlocked (Jan 2023)
Usability of health IT for health and medical students: A systematic review
Abstract
Background and objective: Electronic medical records are now essential to patient treatment. A variety of usability evaluation techniques or usability metrics are employed in the evaluation of new technologies. The scope of health information technology (IT) usability for medical students is examined in this study. Method: A thorough literature search was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Library for Systematic Reviews, Web of Science, and MEDLINE databases following the PRISMA 2020 standards. An additional data source was the PubMed Central search engine. The primary authors created a special term to optimize the resulting literature search. To guarantee that only the most pertinent research was included in the evaluation, a PICOs eligibility criterion was also used. Results: Most medical students agreed that the current curricula on physical activity (PA) are insufficient and expressed a strong need for greater instruction on exercise medicine. Medical students felt the e-learning source filled a knowledge gap in their understanding of PA. Still, they also emphasized that e-learning should not replace in-person instruction and that a blended learning approach would be the most effective way to teach physical exercise. Students believed that using such a strategy would provide them a greater chance to put their physical activity counseling abilities into practice when they were on clinical placement. An attractive design and engaging gamification components like self-assessment tests and visual progress tracking positively affect students' motivation to use the IT resource. There were identified usability attributes; contentment, usefulness, learning performance, ease of use, and learnability were the most often cited. Conclusion: Medical scholars are aware of the essence of PA for health but are dissatisfied with the current medical curriculum's lack of instruction in this area. A practical way to incorporate PA into the undergraduate curriculum is through interactive online learning tools like medic gaming (MEGA), electronic medical records (EMR), electronic health-care records (EHCR), etc. Still, opportunities for in-person PA counseling practice should complement this.
