Although medical schools are encouraging the use of personal digital assistants (PDAs),
there have been few investigations of attitudes toward their use by students or residents and …

Purpose: This article describes usage patterns of personal digital assistants (PDAs) by
students completing the clinical phase of training at the MEDEX Northwest Physician …

The purpose of this study was to determine residents' perception of the utility of personal
digital assistants (PDAs) and their influence on clinical practice at two teaching hospitals …

Background: Increases in the daily work load of medical residents, coupled with constraints
on their work hours have made personal digital assistants (PDAs) an increasingly popular …

Background During the past year, a report on the use of personal digital assistants (PDA),
also known as hand held devices, indicated widespread acceptance of their use in family …

Health care professionals need information delivery tools for accessing information at the
point of patient care. Personal digital assistants (PDAs), or hand-held devices demonstrate …

The objective of this study was to examine the factors that might influence the use of
personal digital assistant devices (PDAs) by physicians for assistance in the delivery of their …

BACKGROUND: Over the past decade, handheld computers (or personal digital assistants
[PDAs]) have become a popular tool among medical trainees and physicians. Few …

Methods: A purposive sample of 10 practicing physicians (6 male, 7 primary care) was
recruited from geographic regions throughout Virginia. Five participants were previous users …

Personal digital assistants (PDAs) have become widely used in medicine and may be
especially useful in achieving the goals of graduate medical education. The complex …