Factors influencing the adoption of the BYOD policy in teaching hospitals: A cross-sectional study from Southeastern Iran.

INTRODUCTION

Clinicians are increasingly using their devices for work at hospitals, a practice known as Bring-your-own-device (BYOD), to enhance productivity and mobility. This study aimed to determine the affecting factors of intention to adoption of BYOD policy in public hospitals from the healthcare staff's perspective.

METHODS

A cross-sectional analytical study was done in 2024. The study population comprised 1130 healthcare workers from five teaching hospitals. A researcher-made and validated questionnaire was distributed among 620 samples. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and analytical (Pearson and Spearman correlation test) statistics.

RESULTS

The mean score of facilitating conditions, perceived cost-effectiveness, perceived trust, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and intention to adoption BYOD was 3.90 ± 0.87, 3.87 ± 0.97, 3.83 ± 0.93, 3.76 ± 1.01, 3.07 ± 0.48 and 3.62 ± 1.16, respectively. There was a positive significant correlation between factors of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived cost effectiveness, perceived trust, and facilitating conditions with an intention to adoption the BYOD policy (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

Healthcare workers have partially intended to adopt the BYOD policy. Ensuring the security of access to healthcare information, provision, support and maintenance of devices used by staff in the workplace for job-related activities can play a significant role in promoting the intention to adoption the BYOD. The results of the present study can be useful for planning and policy-making to increase the adoption and acceptance of the BYOD method in hospitals.