Smartphone use by dental students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Emerging mobile apps can become very useful tools to complement virtual classes. However, all its advantages are not yet being exploited, because there is no established strategy design on how to articulate these technologies in education. Objective: To determine the use of mobile phones by dental students in pandemic times. Methods: The research design was descriptive and cross-sectional. It was made up of incoming students from 2015 to 2020 from the Faculty of Dentistry of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. With a 95 % confidence interval, 205 students who had a smartphone and an internet connection were selected to answer the survey. Results: 83.9 % of the students installed mobile applications. The most frequent activities were music managers (82.4 %), entertainment (66.3 %), educational games (40.5 %) and videoconferences (37.1 %). One (26.3 %) or no teachers (25.4 %) used mobile applications as a methodology tool. However, a good perception of the use of mobile apps is evidenced, with 73.7 % of students agreeing with their incorporation. Conclusion: The frequency of use and the high acceptance of use promote the implementation of applications in a complementary way to university education. Institutions should promote its use by training teachers and students on the choice and promotion of apps.
Downloads
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
References
Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud. Actualización Epidemiológica: Nuevo coronavirus (COVID - 19). Washington, DC OPS/OMS. 2020.
OPS/OMS [Internet]. La OMS caracteriza a COVID-19 como una pandemia. 2020 [citado el 3 de abril del 2020]. Disponible en: https://www.paho.org/
Plataforma Digital Única del Estado Peruano. Resolución Viceministerial N.º 081-2020-MINEDU [Internet]. Lima: MINEDU; 2020 [citado 27 agosto 2020]. Disponible en: https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/565533/RVM_N__081-2020-MINEDU.PDF
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Resolución Rectoral N.º 01269-R-20 [Internet]. Lima: UNMSM; 2020 [citado 27 agosto 2020]. Disponible en: http://previous.unmsm.edu.pe/transparencia/archivos/01269-R-20-anexos.pdf
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Resolución Rectoral N.º 01317-R-20 [Internet]. Lima: UNMSM; 2020 [citado 27 agosto 2020]. Disponible en: http://previous.unmsm.edu.pe/transparencia/archivos/01317-R-20.pdf
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Resolución Rectoral N.º 016786-2020-R/UNMSM [Internet]. Lima: UNMSM; 2020 [citado 27 agosto 2020]. Disponible en: http://previous.unmsm.edu.pe/transparencia/archivos/016786.pdf
McGowan JJ. Commentary: information technologies and the transformation of nursing education. Nurs Outlook. 2008 Sep-Oct;56(5):231. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2008.04.006. PMID: 18922274. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2008.04.006
Gasca Hurtado G., Machuca Villegas, L. El desarrollo de software como habilitador digital para la 4ta revolución industrial. RISTI [online]. 2020, n.39 [citado 2021-02-16], págs. 11-16 Disponible en: http://www.scielo.mec.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S164698952020000400001&lang=es doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17013/risti.39.0.
Gassert CA. Technology and informatics competencies. Nurs Clin North Am. 2008 Dec;43(4):507-21, v. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2008.06.005. PMID: 18940408. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2008.06.005
Graf César. Tecnologías de información y comunicación (TICs). Primer paso para la implementación de TeleSalud y Telemedicina. Rev. parag. reumatol. [Internet]. 2020 June [cited 2021 Feb 16] ; 6( 1 ): 1-4. Disponible en: http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2413-43412020000100001&lng=en. https://doi.org/10.18004/rpr/2020.06.01.1-4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18004/rpr/2020.06.01.1-4
Bensusán Areous G, Eichhorst W, Rodríguez J. Las transformaciones tecnológicas y sus desafíos para el empleo, las relaciones laborales y la identificación de la demanda de cualificaciones. Santiago: CEPAL; 2017.
Galindo Neto Nelson Miguel, Sá Guilherme Guarino de Moura, Barbosa Luciana Uchôa, Pereira Juliana de Castro Nunes, Henriques Amanda Haissa Barros, Barros Lívia Moreira. COVID-19 AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY: MOBILE APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN SMARTPHONES. Texto contexto - enferm. [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2021 Feb 16] ; 29: e20200150. Available from: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072020000100203&lng=en. Epub July 06, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-265x-tce-2020-0150.
Ruiz-Palmero Julio, Sánchez-Rodríguez José, Trujillo-Torres Juan Manuel. Utilización de Internet y dependencia a teléfonos móviles en adolescentes. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [Internet]. 2016 July [cited 2021 Feb 16] ; 14( 2 ): 1357-1369. Available from: http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1692-715X2016000200033&lng=en. http://dx.doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.14232080715. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.14232080715
Cruz A, Barragán A. Percepción del uso educativo del teléfono inteligente en estudiantes de la Universidad de la Sierra Sur. TEMAS DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA.2017; 21(61), 29-40.
Mejia Christian R, Flores Salder D, Verastegui-Díaz Araseli, García-Moreno Katerine M, Vargas Mariela, Cárdenas Matlin M et al. Uso del Smartphone y de Facebook asociado a la autopercepción del rendimiento académico en estudiantes de Medicina peruanos. Rev. cuba. inf. cienc. salud [Internet]. 2017 Mar [citado 2021 Feb 09]; 28(1):77-88. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2307-21132017000100006&lng=es.
Suner A, Yilmaz Y, Pişkin B. Mobile learning in dentistry: usage habits, attitudes and perceptions of undergraduate students. PeerJ. 2019 Jul 29;7: e7391. Doi:10.7717/peerj.7391U DOI: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7391
Dafonte Gómez A, Maina MF, García Crespo O. Smartphone use in university students: An opportunity for learning. Pixel-Bit, Rev Medios Educ 2021(60):211-227. Recuperado de: https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85098946703&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&st1=&st2=&sid=df8f19cd6ad55049d4c56fc0d54ca8b4&sot=b&sdt=b&sl=19&s=FIRSTAUTH+%28Dafonte%29&relpos=0&citeCnt=1&searchTerm=
Lozano Lozano M, Fernández Lao C, Cantarero-Villanueva I, Noguerol I, Álvarez-Salvago F, Cruz-Fernández M, et al. A blended learning system to improve motivation, mood state, and satisfaction in undergraduate students: Randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res 2020;22(5). Recuperado de: https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85085537815&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&st1=&st2=&sid=0d69942852642a70fbdccfc54fa09519&sot=b&sdt=b&sl=57&s=TITLE-ABS-KEY+%28M-LEARNING+AND+test+AND+medical+education%29&relpos=1&citeCnt=2&searchTerm=
Carabelli, Patricia. "Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak: Virtual Teaching Time." InterCambios. Dilemas y transiciones de la Educación Superior 7 (2020): 189-198.
Khatoon B, Hill K, Walmsley AD. Mobile learning in dentistry: challenges and opportunities. Brit Dent J 2019;227(4):298-304. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-019-0615-x