Nurses’ experiences and viewpoints about the benefits of adopting information technology in health care: a qualitative study in Iran

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Leila Ahmadian¹  Arie Hasman²  Reza Khajouei³  Jamileh Farokhzadian⁴ 

[1] Department of Health Information Sciences, Faculty of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, PO Box: 7616911313, Kerman, Iran;Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC - Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran;Nursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran;

关键词: Adoption;    eHealth;    Information technology;    Nurses;    Qualitative approach;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12911-020-01260-5

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundInformation technology (IT) plays an important role in nursing practice. Hence, nurses’ experiences and viewpoints about IT integration into healthcare help improve nurses’ adoption of IT. This study aimed to explore the nurses’ experiences and viewpoints about the benefits of IT integration and adoption in healthcare.MethodsThis study was conducted with a qualitative research approach. Participants included 14 nurses from four hospitals affiliated to a large medical university in Iran, who were selected using a purposive sampling method. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the conventional content analysis of Lundman and Graneheim.ResultsSix categories in the study reflected the nurses’ experiences and viewpoints about the benefits of integrating IT into health care. These categories included improving the quality and efficiency of medical services and care, facilitating the communication management in the technological environment, improving information documentation, management, and monitoring, improving resource management, improving management performance and policymaking, and facilitating pathways of organizational and professional growth.ConclusionsLessons learned in this study can help overcoming the barriers of IT adoption, and developing appropriate strategies to familiarize nurses with the benefits of IT in healthcare settings. Healthcare managers are recommended to investigate the experiences of nurses with IT in their hospitals and organize courses to orient hesitant nurses toward adopting IT.

【 授权许可】

CC BY