Digital competency among pediatric healthcare workers and students:a questionnaire survey  

作　　者：Sang-Sang Ren Wei-Ze Xu Zhi Chen Jia-Jia Chen 

机构地区：[1]Office of Domestic Cooperation,Zhejiang University,No.866,Yuhangtang Road,Xihu District,Hangzhou 310058,China [2]Department of Heart Center,Children's Hospital,Zhejiang University School of Medicine,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health,Hangzhou 310000,China [3]State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases,National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases,National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases,The First Affliated Hospital,Zhejiang University School of Medicine,Hangzhou,China [4]Binjiang Institute of Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310053,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Pediatrics》2025年第2期192-198,共7页世界儿科杂志(英文版)

基　　金：supported by The National Nature Science Foundation of China(grant number:82270309).

摘　　要：Background Digital technologies play an important role in improving the quality of healthcare services,however,many healthcare workers and students do not recognize this and have low levels of digital competencies and skills.Therefore,this paper aims to investigate digital perceptions and competencies among medical students in pediatrics and pediatric healthcare workers in China.Methods A questionnaire on digital competency was designed.The formal survey was carried out from February to May 2024 in pediatric students and pediatricians.Data were analyzed by SPSS20.0 software.Results The study included 518 valid questionnaires;199 medical students in pediatrics and 319 pediatric healthcare workers.In all five themes,pediatric healthcare workers and pediatric students had a mean score higher than 3.0,and the former scored higher.There was no significant difference in the digital competency in pediatricians(3.91)compared to pediatric students(3.82)(P>0.05).Multivariable analysis revealed that gender and education level were related with digital competency,with male medical students(3.94 vs.3.75,P=0.021)and those with higher levels of education(3.99 vs.3.75,P=0.030)hav-ing better performance.In addition,medical students in pediatric surgery scored higher than those who majored in internal pediatrics(4.11 vs.3.76,P=0.017).Conclusions Pediatric students and pediatric healthcare workers had a good perception on information of digital technol-ogy in the medical field,but had limited ability in digital use and collaboration,digital capacity development,and digital content creation.Better medical education and training strategies should be developed for potential challenges in the coming artificial intelligence era.

关 键 词：Digital competency-Medical education-Pediatric healthcare worker Pediatric students 

分 类 号：R72[医药卫生—儿科]