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| Title |
Knowledge and attitudes of doctors towards e-health use in healthcare delivery in government and private hospitals in Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, November 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12911-015-0209-8 |
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| Authors |
Geoffrey Tabo Olok, Walter Onen Yagos, Emilio Ovuga |
| Abstract |
E-health is an essential information sharing tool in healthcare management and delivery worldwide. However, utilization of e-health may only be possible if healthcare professionals have positive attitudes towards e-health. This study aimed to determine the relationships between healthcare professionals' attitudes towards e-health, level of ICT skills and e-Health use in healthcare delivery in government and private hospitals in northern Uganda. Cross-sectional survey design was used. Sixty-eight medical doctors in three government hospitals and four private hospitals in Northern Uganda participated in the study. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the required data. Data was analysed using SPSS software Version 19. Out of the 68 respondents, 39 (57.4 %) reported access to computer and 29 (48.5 %) accessed Internet in the workplace. Majority of healthcare professionals had positive attitudes towards e-health attributes (mean 3.5). The level of skills was moderate (mean 3.66), and was the most important and significant predictor of ICT use among healthcare professionals (r = .522, p < .001); however, attitudes towards e-health attributes did not contribute significantly in predicting e-health use. The findings suggest need for hospitals managements to strengthen e-health services in healthcare delivery in Northern Uganda. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 27% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 9% |
| Argentina | 1 | 9% |
| Spain | 1 | 9% |
| Colombia | 1 | 9% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |
| India | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 2 | 18% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 64% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 36% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 260 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Vietnam | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 257 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 40 | 15% |
| Researcher | 30 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 8% |
| Lecturer | 11 | 4% |
| Other | 39 | 15% |
| Unknown | 95 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 34 | 13% |
| Computer Science | 22 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 15 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 37 | 14% |
| Unknown | 99 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 June 2017.
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#3,776,016
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#320
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#53,403
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#6
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