| Title |
Attitudes of nursing staff towards computerisation: a case of two hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6947-14-35 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mathew K Kipturgo, Lucy W Kivuti-Bitok, Ann K Karani, Margaret M Muiva |
| Abstract |
The health sector is faced with constant changes as new approaches to tackle illnesses are unveiled through research. Information, communication and technology have greatly transformed healthcare practice the world over. Nursing is continually exposed to a variety of changes. Variables including age, educational level, years worked in nursing, computer knowledge and experience have been found to influence the attitudes of nurses towards computerisation. The purpose of the study was to determine the attitudes of nurses towards the use of computers and the factors that influence these attitudes. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | 25% |
| India | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 75% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 134 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Egypt | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 129 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 30 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 6% |
| Researcher | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 29 | 22% |
| Unknown | 30 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 47 | 35% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 13% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 10 | 7% |
| Unknown | 35 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
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#12,781,062
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Outputs from BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
#861
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#105,720
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#16
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