Attitudes toward web-based distance learning among public health nurses in Taiwan: A questionnaire survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 767-774

  Yu, Shu ^a,b   Yang, Kuei Feng ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIWAN ADVENTIST HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitude; Basic computer competence; Public health nurses; The Internet; Web based learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; TAIWAN; TEACHING; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER LITERACY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33745727061     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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