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Usage of ICT Tools and Services Among Ophthalmologists:An Opinion Survey


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1 Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India
     

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Information communication technology (ICT) is one of the major drives for the development and progress of the information society. It has created a huge impact in all sectors like health, education, work, family, entertainment etc. In health sector, particularly in the ophthalmology sector, ICT tools for information access and use plays a significant role and nurtures the ophthalmologists’ profession. The present paper aims to study the usage of ICT tools and services among the ophthalmologists, i.e. eye doctors. Through convenient sampling method, a structured questionnaire is circulated to the ophthalmologists in India and 633 ophthalmologists responded. Among the ICT tools user 633 ophthalmologists, male users constitute 53.55% while female users constitute 46.45%. 34.28% of the users are less than or equal to the age of 30. 47.08% users' age is between 31 and 40; 14.06% users' age is between 41 and 50; 3.32% users’ age is between 51 and 60; and 1.26% users' age is 61 and above. Majority of the users are within the age group 31 to 40. 57.66% respondents are working as a medical officer or medical consultant or hospital management staff. 40.13% respondents are undergoing training in specialty clinics and serving eye patients.

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Usage of ICT Tools, ICT, Ophthalmologists.
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Authors

R. Govindarajan
Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Dhanavandan
Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Information communication technology (ICT) is one of the major drives for the development and progress of the information society. It has created a huge impact in all sectors like health, education, work, family, entertainment etc. In health sector, particularly in the ophthalmology sector, ICT tools for information access and use plays a significant role and nurtures the ophthalmologists’ profession. The present paper aims to study the usage of ICT tools and services among the ophthalmologists, i.e. eye doctors. Through convenient sampling method, a structured questionnaire is circulated to the ophthalmologists in India and 633 ophthalmologists responded. Among the ICT tools user 633 ophthalmologists, male users constitute 53.55% while female users constitute 46.45%. 34.28% of the users are less than or equal to the age of 30. 47.08% users' age is between 31 and 40; 14.06% users' age is between 41 and 50; 3.32% users’ age is between 51 and 60; and 1.26% users' age is 61 and above. Majority of the users are within the age group 31 to 40. 57.66% respondents are working as a medical officer or medical consultant or hospital management staff. 40.13% respondents are undergoing training in specialty clinics and serving eye patients.

Keywords


Usage of ICT Tools, ICT, Ophthalmologists.

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