School of Social and Community Science, Ruppin Academic Center,
Emek Hefer
Israel
Research Article
The Impact of Sociological Factors on Nurse Educators’ Use of Information Technology
Author(s): Ayala Gonen and Lilac Lev- AriAyala Gonen and Lilac Lev- Ari
Background: Today, as the rapid progress of Information Technologies (I.T) in health care continues, it is crucial to find out more information about the factors that might advance or hinder the nurses’ educators’ acceptance of technological changes. The main goal of this study was to explain the use of using I.T, by focusing on sociological factors like the impact of support and influence. The study design was a quantitative research, using a written and online survey. One hundred and nine academic nurse educators from ten different academic nursing schools in Israel participated. Results: support and influence predict actual use of I.T. The Chi-square Goodness-of-Fit index presented an excellent fit for the data (p=0.46; Normed Fit Index (NFI)=0.96; Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA)=0.00). The relationship between sociological factors from significant other.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2380-5439.1000205
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