Doctors and the Etiquette of Mobile Device Use in XXXX and Orthopedics.

@entity1 @entity130
BACKGROUND: The etiquette surrounding the use of mobile devices, so-called "mobiquette," has been previously identified as a barrier to use in an educational context. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of mobile device use on @entity1 and staff opinions in the @entity130 and orthopedics department at a teaching hospital in Wales. METHODS: A survey of @entity1 at the bedside and staff in their work environment was undertaken. Data included age, frequency of observed use, suspected main reason for use, and whether doctors' use of a mobile device positively or negatively influenced @entity1 ' opinions of them as a professional and as a @entity1 . RESULTS: A total of 59 @entity1 and 35 staff responded. The modal age range was 40 to 54 years old. Most @entity1 (78%) never see doctors using mobile devices in the workplace, compared with 3% of staff. The main reason for use was thought to be "communicating with colleagues" (48%) followed by "Internet use/applications for work reasons" (40%). Approximately 40% of @entity1 ' opinions of doctors were positively influenced by device use, compared with 82% of staff. This difference between @entity1 and staff opinions was statistically significant for both professional (P<.001) and personal (P=.002) opinions. CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 are likely to have a negative opinion of doctors using mobile devices in the workplace. This can be balanced by the more positive opinions of colleagues. We advise doctors to remember "mobiquette" around @entity1 .
