Table 1 Recognition and understanding of terms.
a. Did you know the following terms prior to the survey? (n = 5802) | I have heard the term. n (%) | I understand the term’s meaning. n (%) | I have never heard the term. n (%) |
1) Genome | 3702 (63.8) | 818 (14.1) | 1282 (22.1) |
2) Genomic medicine | 2840 (48.9) | 531 (9.2) | 2431 (41.9) |
3) Cloud computing | 2899 (50.0) | 2223 (38.3) | 680 (11.7) |
4) Artificial intelligence (AI) | 2819 (48.6) | 2431 (41.9) | 552 (9.5) |
5) Application software (App) | 1886 (32.5) | 3688 (63.6) | 228 (3.9) |
6) Wearable device | 1903 (32.8) | 1380 (23.8) | 2519 (43.4) |
b. Is the following statement right or wrong? (n = 5802) | Answered correctly n (%) | Answered incorrectly n (%) | Answered “I don' know” n (%) |
1) The genetic information of a genome exist in the DNA inside cells. | 2739 (47.2) | 131 (2.3) | 2932 (50.5) |
2) Medical treatment can be tailored to an individual’s constitution and medical condition based on personal genome information. | 2847 (49.1) | 116 (2.0) | 2839 (48.9) |
3) Cloud computing data is managed entirely by domestic servers. | 2205 (38.0) | 473 (8.2) | 3124 (53.8) |
4) Implementing artificial intelligence in the healthcare field requires training the AI with large amounts of patient data. | 4191 (72.2) | 156 (2.7) | 1455 (25.1) |
5) Apps are only activated when they are in use. | 2637 (45.5) | 1531 (26.4) | 1634 (28.2) |
6) If your wearable device shows that your heart rate, electrocardiogram, etc. are within normal limits, you don’t need to get a medical checkup. | 3146 (54.2) | 216 (3.7) | 2440 (42.1) |
