Sibiya Maureen Nokuthula, Akinyemi Oluwatoyin Rhoda, Oladimeji Olanrewaju
Division of Research, Innovation and Engagement, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban 4031, South Africa.
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4001, South Africa.
Epidemiologia (Basel). 2023 Apr 27;4(2):137-147. doi: 10.3390/epidemiologia4020015.
Adopting change is something that is often resisted, as is often the case in the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) in healthcare organizations. Embracing this will require computer knowledge to handle the system for the management of patients and their care. This study aims to determine the computer skills required for the uptake of electronic health records (EHR) by healthcare workers in an annex of the state teaching hospital, Okela Health Centre (OHC) Ado-Ekiti. The study uses a cross-sectional research design with a structured questionnaire distributed to 30 healthcare workers across seven disciplines working in the hospital. Descriptive statistics of frequency tables and percentages were used to ascertain the relationship between computer skill usage and the adoption of EHR. The majority of respondents were only efficient in Microsoft Word (MW), email, and WhatsApp, with efficiency rates of 63.4%, 76.6%, and 73.3%, respectively. The majority were not efficient in Microsoft Excel (ME) and Microsoft Access (MA), at 56.7% and 70%, respectively. Computer appreciation is an important basis for the adoption of EHR in hospitals.
采用变革往往会遭到抵制，医疗保健机构采用电子健康记录（EHR）时通常就是这种情况。接受这一点需要具备计算机知识，以便操作患者管理及其护理系统。本研究旨在确定奥凯拉健康中心（OHC）阿多-埃基蒂州立教学医院分院的医护人员采用电子健康记录（EHR）所需的计算机技能。该研究采用横断面研究设计，向在医院工作的七个学科的30名医护人员发放了结构化问卷。使用频率表和百分比的描述性统计来确定计算机技能使用与EHR采用之间的关系。大多数受访者仅擅长使用微软Word（MW）、电子邮件和WhatsApp，效率分别为63.4%、76.6%和73.3%。大多数人不擅长使用微软Excel（ME）和微软Access（MA），分别为56.7%和70%。计算机认知是医院采用EHR的重要基础。
