Barriers to use of information and computer technology by Australia's nurses: a national survey
Barriers to use of information and computer technology by Australia's nurses: a national survey
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02336.x
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发表时间：
2009-04-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Hegney, Desley
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作者：
Eley, Robert;Fallon, Tony;Hegney, Desley
为了支持健康政策规划，确定了澳大利亚护士使用健康信息和计算机技术的障碍。澳大利亚与许多国家一样，旨在通过有效和创新地使用健康信息来实现更高质量的护理和健康结果。护士构成了卫生人力的最大组成部分。护士成功采用信息和通信技术将是成功的必要条件。还没有进行全国性的研究来确定收养的障碍。进行了一项自我管理的邮寄调查。向澳大利亚护士联合会的10,000名成员分发了一份问卷。调查提出了20个可能阻碍健康信息通信技术应用的障碍，并以5分的利克特量表进行了回答。工作需求、接触计算机和缺乏支持是护士在工作场所采用该技术所面临的主要障碍。被认为障碍不大的因素包括年龄和缺乏兴趣。虽然受访者不认为年龄是一个障碍，但他们的年龄与几个障碍呈正相关，包括对使用计算机的知识和信心。结果表明，要充分利用正在纳入医疗保健的信息和计算机技术，必须解决阻碍主要用户接受这些技术的障碍。在制定克服障碍的策略时，必须考虑护士的年龄和工作级别等因素。本研究的结果不仅为国家政府和州卫生部门提供了必要的信息，也为当地的管理者和管理者提供了必要的信息，使临床护士能够满足目前和未来的工作要求。
To support policy planning for health, the barriers to the use of health information and computer technology (ICT) by nurses in Australia were determined.Australia, in line with many countries, aims to achieve a better quality of care and health outcomes through effective and innovative use of health information. Nurses form the largest component of the health workforce. Successful adoption of ICT by nurses will be a requirement for success. No national study has been undertaken to determine the barriers to adoption.A self-administered postal survey was conducted.A questionnaire was distributed to 10,000 members of the Australian Nursing Federation. Twenty possible barriers to the use of health ICT uptake were offered and responses were given on a five point Likert scale.Work demands, access to computers and lack of support were the principal barriers faced by nurses to their adoption of the technology in the workplace. Factors that were considered to present few barriers included age and lack of interest. While age was not considered by the respondents to be a barrier, their age was positively correlated with several barriers, including knowledge and confidence in the use of computers.Results indicate that to use the information and computer technologies being brought into health care fully, barriers that prevent the principal users from embracing those technologies must be addressed. Factors such as the age of the nurse and their level of job must be considered when developing strategies to overcome barriers.The findings of the present study provide essential information not only for national government and state health departments but also for local administrators and managers to enable clinical nurses to meet present and future job requirements.