Behaviors towards PDA use by pharmacy students

Siracuse, Mark., Sowell, John. and Musselman, Nicholas. Behavioral Intentions and Attitudes Towards the use of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) by Pharmacy Students Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, California, USA, Jul 05, 2006

SE Safety and efficacy seems to be primary reason why most students at the University of Iowa use their PDA's. A paper conducted out of the Creighton University College of Pharmacy, Omaha,NE, and presented last year at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy cites the prevelance of PDA use by pharmacy students. The paper referenced above mentions that out of 376 doctor of pharmacy students a majority of them, 81%, used it to look up drug information at least weekly and 43% used it for other schoolwork at least weekly. As stated in the article the implications are that: "Pharmacists and pharmacy students will increasingly find themselves needing to utilize hand held technology in their patient care activities. PDA usefulness, PDA ease of use and attitudes towards PDA use have the most influence on PDA use behavior."

This article would be an interesting read if it is published. Right now it has been submitted to the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education in June 2007 and is under review.