A study of the relationship between nurses’ experience, structural empowerment, and attitudes toward computer use

摘要

ObjectiveThis study examined the relationship between structural empowerment and nurses’ experience and attitudes toward computer use.MethodsThis 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).ResultsThe 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 (n?=?127, 69.02%). The bivariate correlation between nurses’ experience and attitudes toward computer use was significant (r?=??0.17,P?