Applying the technology acceptance model to explore public health nurses' intentions towards web-based learning: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 869-878

  Chen, I Ju ^a   Yang, Kuei Feng ^b   Tang, Fu In ^a   Huang, Chun Hsia ^a   Yu, Shu ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN ADVENTIST HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behavioural intentions; Continuous education; Public health nurses; The technology acceptance model (TAM); Web based learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 44649105215     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.11.011     Document Type: Article

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