Department of Community Medicine, GR Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Telemed J E Health. 2010 Nov;16(9):957-62. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0049.
Information technology has radically changed the way that many people work and think. Over the years, technology has touched a new acme and now it is not confined to developed countries. Developing countries such as India have kept pace with the world in modern technology. Healthcare professionals can no longer ignore the application of information technology to healthcare because they are key to e-health. This study was conducted to enlighten the perspective and implications of computers among healthcare professionals, with the objective to assess the knowledge, use, and need of computers among healthcare professionals. A cross-sectional study of 240 healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, lab technicians, and pharmacists, was conducted. Each participant was interviewed using a pretested, semistructured format. Of 240 healthcare professionals, 57.91% were knowledgeable about computers. Of them, 22.08% had extensive knowledge and 35.83% had partial knowledge. Computer knowledge was greater among the age group 20-25 years (high knowledge-43.33% and partial knowledge-46.66%). Of 99 males, 21.21% were found to have good knowledge and 42.42% had partial knowledge. A majority of doctors and nurses used computer for study purposes. The remaining healthcare professionals used it basically for the sake of entertainment, Internet, and e-mail. A majority of all healthcare professionals (95.41%) requested computer training, which according to them would definitely help to make their future more bright and nurtured as well as to enhance their knowledge regarding computers.
信息技术已经彻底改变了许多人工作和思考的方式。多年来，技术已经达到了一个新的高峰，现在它不仅局限于发达国家。像印度这样的发展中国家在现代技术方面已经跟上了世界的步伐。医疗保健专业人员不能再忽视信息技术在医疗保健中的应用，因为它们是电子医疗的关键。这项研究旨在阐明医疗保健专业人员对计算机的看法和影响，目的是评估医疗保健专业人员对计算机的知识、使用和需求。对包括医生、护士、实验室技术员和药剂师在内的 240 名医疗保健专业人员进行了横断面研究。每位参与者都使用预先测试的半结构化格式进行了访谈。在 240 名医疗保健专业人员中，有 57.91%对计算机有一定的了解。在这些人中，有 22.08%有广泛的知识，35.83%有部分知识。20-25 岁年龄组的计算机知识更多（高知识-43.33%和部分知识-46.66%）。在 99 名男性中，有 21.21%被认为有很好的知识，42.42%有部分知识。大多数医生和护士使用计算机进行学习。其余的医疗保健专业人员则主要是为了娱乐、上网和发电子邮件而使用计算机。大多数医疗保健专业人员（95.41%）要求进行计算机培训，他们认为这肯定有助于使他们的未来更加光明，并培养他们的计算机知识。
