摘要
Objective:This study examined the relationship between structural empowerment and nurses’experience and attitudes toward computer use.Methods:This study was conducted using a cross-sectional quantitative design.A total of 184 registered nurses from four hospitals in Jordan participated in the current study.Data were collected using a demographics questionnaire,the Conditions for Work Effectiveness Questionnaire-II(CWEQ-II),and the Pretest for Attitudes toward Computers in Healthcare(PATCH).Results:The median of experience in years among nurses was 5.0,ranging from one to 26 years.The mean score for the attitudes toward computer use was 61.90±11.38.Almost half of the participants,45.11%,were in the category of“feel comfortable using user-friendly computers.”The participants’mean average of the total structural empowerment was 12.40±2.43,and the values for its four subscales were:opportunity 3.57±0.87,resources 2.83±0.85,information 3.06±0.79,and support 2.95±0.86.The frequencies analysis revealed that most participants had a moderate level of empowerment(n¼127,69.02%).The bivariate correlation between nurses’experience and attitudes toward computer use was significant(r¼0.17,P<0.05).The relationship between the total structural empowerment score and attitudes toward computer use was positive but weak(r¼0.20,P<0.01).Conclusion:The results indicated that more experienced nurses are more reluctant toward computer use.However,creating an empowering work environment can facilitate nurses’attitudes toward computer use.
目的本研究旨在探讨护士工作经验、结构性赋权与计算机使用态度的关系。方法本研究属于横断面调查研究。采用人口统计学问卷、工作环境效能问卷-Ⅱ(the Conditions for Work Effectiveness Questionnaire-II,CWEQ-Ⅱ)和医疗实践工作中使用计算机的态度预测量表(the Pretest for Attitudes toward Computers in Healthcare,PATCH)对约旦4所医院的184名注册护士进行调查。结果护士的工作年限范围为1~26年,中位数为5.0年。护士PATCH得分为(61.90±11.38)分,其中45.1%护士对使用计算机的态度属于“在使用用户友好型计算机时感觉舒适”的类别。CWEQ-II平均得分为(12.40±2.43)分,其中机会为(3.57±0.87)分,资源为(2.83±0.85)分,信息为(3.06±0.79)分,支持为(2.95±0.86)分。127名(69.0%)护士具有中等水平的结构性赋权。护士的工作经验、结构性赋权分别与使用计算机的态度存在弱负相关(r=-0.17,P<0.05)及弱正相关(r=0.20,P<0.05)。结论结果显示,工作年限长的护士较不愿意使用计算机。加强护士的结构性赋权,改善工作环境可以改变护士对计算机使用的态度。
