Digital Data Security Awareness: A Study with Pharmacy Students
| Autor: | TARHAN, Nilay |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Volume: 2, Issue: 47 214-231 Fabad Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1300-4182 2651-4648 |
| Popis: | Technological developments lead to changes in the field of healthas well as in many areas. Although these developments bring manyadvantages, there are also some potential risks. Increments in digitalhealthcare and digitally stored information raise concerns aboutdata security. It is vital for pharmacists and pharmacy students tobe aware of data security, considering patient rights and ethicalprinciples. This study investigates the digital data security awarenessof pharmacy students and the effects of some variables on it. In thiscontext, a questionnaire was applied to pharmacy students, includingthe “Digital Data Security Awareness Scale” developed by Yılmaz,Şahin, & Akbulut (2015). Firstly, exploratory factor analysis wasperformed on the data obtained, and then the effects of some variableson digital data security awareness were investigated via t-test andanalysis of variance. Digital data security awareness is found to behigher in those who have an antivirus program on their smartphones.Additionally, it was determined that the mean of the responses givenby the students to the statements on the scale was around three. Asa result, the awareness of pharmacy students on this issue needs to beimproved. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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