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"Nurses' attitudes towards computers: Cross-sectional questionnaire study"

Aim To estimate the attitudes of hospital nurses towards computers and the influence of gender, age, education, and computer usage on these attitudes. Methods The study was conducted in two Croatian hospitals where integrated hospital information system is being implemented. There were 1, 081 nurses surveyed by an anonymous questionnaire consisting of 8 questions about demographic data, education, and computer usage, and 30 statements on attitudes towards computers. The statements were adapted to a Likert type scale. Differences in attitudes towards computers were compared using one-way ANOVA and Tukey-b post-hoc test. Results The total score was 120
15 (mean
standard deviation) out of maximal 150. Nurses younger than 30 years had a higher total score than those older than 30 years (124
13 vs 119
16 for 30-39 age groups and 117
15 for>39 age groups, P<0.001). Nurses with a bachelor&#8217; s degree (119
16 vs 122
14, P=0.002) and nurses who had attended computer science courses had a higher total score compared to the others (124
13 vs 118
16, P<0.001). Nurses using computers more than 5 hours per week had higher total score than those who used computers less than 5 hours (127
13 vs 124
12 for 1-5 h and and 119
14 for <1 hour per day, P<0.001, post-hoc test). Conclusion Nurses in general have positive attitudes towards computers. These results are important for the planning and implementing an integrated hospital information system.

Adult; Analysis of Variance; Attitude to Computers; Croatia; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nurses/psychology; Questionnaires

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