Effects of the implementation of the web-based patient support system on staff's attitudes towards computers and IT use: A randomised controlled trial

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 592-599

  Koivunen, Marita ^a,b   Välimäki, Maritta ^a,c   Patel, Anita ^d   Knapp, Martin ^d,e   Hätönen, Heli ^a,f   Kuosmanen, Lauri ^a,g   Pitkänen, Anneli ^a,h   Anttila, Minna ^a,h   Katajisto, Jouko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Satakunta Hospital District   (Finland)

^c HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST FINLAND   (Finland)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^f Municipality of Imatra   (Finland)

^g City of Vantaa   (Finland)

^h TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Attitudes towards computers; Information technology; Psychiatric nursing; Use of computers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 77955737650     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2009.00755.x     Document Type: Article

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