DETERMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL FACTORS AFFECTING ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE USE OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Year 2024, Issue: 45, 231 - 244, 31.10.2024

Ayten Turan Kurtaran , Ahmet Y. Yeşildağ , Şafak Yıldız

https://doi.org/10.18092/ulikidince.1526306

Abstract

Health information technologies (HIT) provide time and cost savings as well as increasing efficiency. In this study, the factors affecting the use of HIT are discussed from the perspective of healthcare personnel, who are an important stakeholder of these technologies. The study was conducted with 219 employees of a university hospital. The HIT Utilization Questionnaire (CITAM Model) was used as a data collection tool. The questionnaire consists of 13 descriptive and an attitude scale with 49 statements. As a result of the study, it was determined that the attitude of the surveyed group towards the use of HIT was at the level of x̄=5.05 ± 0.86. In the study, it was also found that the attitude levels of the participants towards the use of HIT had statistically significant differences in terms of having an IT usage certificate, age, education, occupation, duration of internet use and having a computer at home. However, no statistically significant difference was found in terms of the participants' income, gender, marital status, duration of computer use at work and at home. The findings suggest that attitudes towards HIT are influenced by various demographic and occupational factors, including age, education, occupation, IT certification, and computer and internet use.

Keywords

Health Information Technologies, CITAM Model, Health Personnel Attitudes, HIT, IT

SAĞLIK BİLGİ TEKNOLOJİLERİ KULLANIMINA YÖNELİK TUTUMLARI ETKİLEYEN BİREYSEL FAKTÖRLERİN BELİRLENMESİ

Abstract

Sağlık bilgi teknolojileri (SBT), verimliliği artırmanın yanı sıra zaman ve maliyet tasarrufu sağlamaktadır. Bu çalışmada, SBT kullanımını etkileyen faktörler, bu teknolojilerin önemli bir paydaşı olan sağlık personeli perspektifinden ele alınmıştır. Çalışma, bir üniversite hastanesinde görev yapan 219 personel ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri toplama aracı olarak, SBT Kullanım Anketi (CITAM Modeli) kullanılmıştır. Anket, 13 tanımlayıcı ve 49 ifadeye sahip olan SBT Kullanımı Tutum Ölçeği’nden oluşmaktadır. Çalışma sonucunda, araştırma yapılan grubun SBT kullanımına yönelik tutumunun x̄=5,05 ± 0,86 düzeyinde olduğu saptanmıştır. Çalışmada ayrıca, katılımcıların SBT kullanımı tutum düzeylerinin; BT kullanım sertifikasına sahip olma, yaş, eğitim, meslek, internet kullanma süresi ve evde bilgisayar bulunma durumları yönünden istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklara sahip olduğu saptanmıştır. Bununla birlikte katılımcıların geliri, cinsiyeti, medeni durumu, iş yerinde ve evde bilgisayar kullanma süresi yönüyle SBT kullanım tutumlarına ilişkin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılığa rastlanılmamıştır. Bulgular, SBT'ye yönelik tutumların yaş, eğitim, meslek, BT sertifikası, bilgisayar ve internet kullanımı gibi çeşitli demografik ve mesleki faktörlerden etkilendiğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

Sağlık Bilgi Teknolojileri, CITAM Modeli, Sağlık Personeli Tutumları, SBT, BT

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