Молодежный инновационный вестникМолодежный инновационный вестник2415-7805Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Воронежский государственный медицинский университет имени Н.Н. Бурденко" Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации11490Conference ProceedingsAwareness and attitudes of medical students towards smart personal hygiene devicesSashenkovDemid Vladimirovichsashenkoff2007@gmail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0009-0004-1745-8672NenakhovIvan Gennadievichrayhd@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7942-2844Voronezh State Medical University named after N.N. Burdenko0110202615S157590903202601042026Copyright © 2026, Sashenkov D.V., Nenakhov I.G.2026<p style="text-align: justify;"><em></em>The relevance of the study is due to the rapid growth of the digital medical device market, which has reached $211 billion, and the increasing integration of smart gadgets for health monitoring and personal hygiene into everyday life, while the attitudes of future healthcare professionals towards these technologies remain insufficiently studied. The aim of the work was to examine the awareness and attitudes of medical students towards smart personal hygiene devices and to identify the main barriers to their use. The study was conducted using anonymous structured questionnaires among 62 students of Burdenko VSMU aged 1825 years, employing an original 9-item questionnaire including a Likert scale for attitude assessment; statistical analysis included Pearson's -test, Mann-Whitney U-test, and content analysis of open-ended responses. The results showed high student awareness of smart devices (95.2%), while actual usage was 46.8%; the most popular were smart bracelets (45.2%) and smart toothbrushes (32.3%). The mean score for perceived usefulness was 3.68 out of 5, trust in data 3.48, with the main barriers being data unreliability (35.5%), high cost (29.0%), and privacy concerns (24.2%). Comparative analysis revealed statistically significant differences between users and non-users in perceived usefulness (4.21 vs 3.21; p0.001) and data trust (3.86 vs 3.15; p=0.008). Thus, the study demonstrated the development of critical professional thinking among medical students regarding digital health technologies, which can inform educational programs and recommendations for the use of smart devices in medical practice.</p>smart devicespersonal hygienemedical studentsdigital healthfitness trackerssmart toothbrushesdata privacyумные устройстваличная гигиенастуденты-медикицифровое здоровьефитнес-трекерыумные зубные щёткиконфиденциальность данных1.Global Digital Health Market Report 2024. Grand View Research. URL: https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/digital-health-market (дата обращения: 25.01.2025).2.Ненахов, И.Г. Проблемы информационной гигиены: аспекты влияния информационных перегрузок на человека / И.Г. Ненахов // Санитарный врач. – 2019. – № 10. – С. 30-36. – EDN BDXUJZ.3.Nwachukwu, B.U. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Adoption of Digital Health Technologies / B.U. Nwachukwu, W.W. Schairer, F. McCormick // J Am Acad Orthop Surg. – 2024. – Vol. 32, № 3. – P. e115-e123.4.Yaacob, M. Powered versus manual toothbrushing for oral health / M. Yaacob, H.V. Worthington, S.A. Deacon [et al.] // Cochrane Database Syst Rev. – 2023. – Vol. 1. – CD002281.5.Труфанова, С.Д. Влияние современных электронных гаджетов на развитие детей: риски, преимущества и стратегии безопасного использования / С.Д. Труфанова, Ю.И. Степкин, И.Г. Ненахов // Социально-гигиенический мониторинг здоровья населения: Материалы к Двадцать восьмой Международной научно-практической конференции. – Рязань, 2024. – С. 129-134. – EDN IKSHBM.6.Iqbal, F.M. Effectiveness of digital health interventions in improving physical activity outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis / F.M. Iqbal, K. Lam, V. Sounderajah [et al.] // Lancet Digit Health. – 2023. – Vol. 5, № 10. – P. e678-e690.7.Algarni, M. Privacy Concerns in Wearable Health Monitoring: A Systematic Review / M. Algarni, Y. Xu, T. Chan // Int J Environ Res Public Health. – 2024. – Vol. 21, № 3. – P. 312.