NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARD USING MOBILE HEALTH APPLICATION: A STUDY IN FINLAND AND LITHUANIA
Raj, Habib Ullah (2019)
Raj, Habib Ullah
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201903193381
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201903193381
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Relevance of the study: Digital health concept is transforming the healthcare sector swiftly. mHealth technology is considered one of the fastest adaptive technology in the healthcare industry. Nurses spend most of their time in direct patient care. So, it is important to analyze nurses’ knowledge and attitude using mobile health application. There are a lot of studies were conducted to identify and measure the importance of mHealth technology. There are few studies regarding mHealth and nursing, but those studies did not compare nurses’ knowledge and attitude between Finland and Lithuania.
Aim of the study: To identify Finnish and Lithuanian nurses’ knowledge and attitude toward using mobile health application.
Objectives of the study: 1. To describe available mHealth application in nursing practice using scientific literature. 2. To evaluate the nurses’ awareness and experience level regarding the mHealth application. 3. To measure the knowledge and attitudes of nurses toward using mHealth. 4. To identify any differences in knowledge and attitudes of nurses between Finland and Lithuania.
Research methods: The whole study follows the exploratory research approach. Scientific literature was analyzed. A quantitative research method is used to collect information from 120 Finnish nurses and 61 Lithuanian nurses with a pre-constructed questionnaire.
Conclusions: Most of the nurses are familiar with mHealth technology and their regulatory authorities. Lithuania nurses received less training or education about mHealth comparing to Finnish nurses, but they are more interested to learn mHealth and other digital health concepts. Majority of participants considered automatically record data and transfer it to the electronic health record are the most important mHealth functions. Both Finnish and Lithuanian nurses identified the lack of infrastructure like no Wi-Fi access, lack of awareness to recommend the best apps are the biggest barrier to mHealth usage. Hospital administration should develop modern infrastructure and provide necessary training to the nurses. Nurses should update their mHealth knowledge by attending training, seminar, conference etc.
Scope of the thesis - the paper consists of 51 pages, 19 tables, 8 figures, 47 sources of information.
Aim of the study: To identify Finnish and Lithuanian nurses’ knowledge and attitude toward using mobile health application.
Objectives of the study: 1. To describe available mHealth application in nursing practice using scientific literature. 2. To evaluate the nurses’ awareness and experience level regarding the mHealth application. 3. To measure the knowledge and attitudes of nurses toward using mHealth. 4. To identify any differences in knowledge and attitudes of nurses between Finland and Lithuania.
Research methods: The whole study follows the exploratory research approach. Scientific literature was analyzed. A quantitative research method is used to collect information from 120 Finnish nurses and 61 Lithuanian nurses with a pre-constructed questionnaire.
Conclusions: Most of the nurses are familiar with mHealth technology and their regulatory authorities. Lithuania nurses received less training or education about mHealth comparing to Finnish nurses, but they are more interested to learn mHealth and other digital health concepts. Majority of participants considered automatically record data and transfer it to the electronic health record are the most important mHealth functions. Both Finnish and Lithuanian nurses identified the lack of infrastructure like no Wi-Fi access, lack of awareness to recommend the best apps are the biggest barrier to mHealth usage. Hospital administration should develop modern infrastructure and provide necessary training to the nurses. Nurses should update their mHealth knowledge by attending training, seminar, conference etc.
Scope of the thesis - the paper consists of 51 pages, 19 tables, 8 figures, 47 sources of information.