Comparison with previous studies
The findings of the present research provide support for previous studies on electronic logbooks. For instance, a study conducted by Tamblyn et al. [The above studies resemble the current research in the demonstrated effectiveness of converting paper logbooks into electronic ones. However, the research population of the previous studies included postgraduate students or residents in various medical specialties, while the target group in the present study was undergraduate students. In addition, the electronic logbooks used in prior studies were mainly web-based, and very few had been developed as smartphone applications. Also, those studies did not utilize or investigate important benefits of online electronic logbooks, such as quick and timely feedback to students. Several of the abovementioned studies involved only analysis of the information in the electronic logbook and reporting of various statistics, and some addressed only the desire and satisfaction of the students. As Straker and Metz [