'Assessment of the social influence and facilitating conditions that support nurses’ adoption of hospital electronic information management systems (HEIMS) in Ghana using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model'

Autor: Lu Lin Zhou, Joseph Owusu-Marfo, Henry Asante Antwi, Maxwell Opuni Antwi, Arielle Doris Tetgoum Kachie, Sabina Ampon-Wireko
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6947
DOI: 10.1186/s12911-019-0956-z
Popis: Abstract Background Hospital electronic information management systems (HEIMS) are widely used in Ghana, and hence its performance must be carefully assessed. Nurses as clinical health personnel are the largest cluster of hospital staff and are the pillar of healthcare delivery. Therefore, they play a crucial role in the adoption and assessment of HEIMSs in Ghana. This report sought to assess the “Social Influence” (SI) and “Facilitating Conditions” (FC) that support Nurses’ Acceptance of HEIMS in Ghana using the “Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology” (UTAUT) model. Methods This study applied a non-experimental survey design. An electronic platform questionnaire on smartphones was used to collect data on 660 nurses. Statistically, AMOS Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) version 22.0 was employed to examine the research model. Results “Behavioral Intention” (BI) to HEIMS use was significantly predicted by SI and FC (p
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