Telematics and Informatics Reports (Mar 2023)
Design and evaluation of a smartphone app to teach students about body language and patient management
Abstract
This semi-experimental research was carried out in 2021 by Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences' Dentistry Faculty. This article introduces the Body Language Patient Management application, which was developed using Android Studio software. It is an educational and decision-making support system. The perceptions of dental students about the information described in application and body language were assessed using a questionnaire based on a 4-part Likert scale. A total of 82 general students from the faculty of dentistry in Ahvaz were involved in the study and participated in all the activities of the study. Of the respondents, 60.97% (n = 50) were female students and 39.02% (n = 32) were male students. The average age of the students was 24 years ± 1.47. The pre-test and post-test findings were compared using a paired samples t-test. Using SPSS 24.0, the data was examined. P <0.05 was used as the significant threshold.The pre-test and post-test had mean scores of 4.40±1.35 and 6.34±1.79, respectively. The results of the statistical analysis demonstrated that the difference between the preand post-test mean scores was statistically significant (P< 0.05). According to this research, the gender of the students makes a big difference in how effective instructional software is. The created software enhanced students' knowledge in the areas of understanding patient body language and better patient management, which is accomplished more effectively by women than by men. Additionally, students have evaluated the significance of the benefits and effect of created instructional software.
