Systematic review of factors influencing the adoption of information and communication technologies by healthcare professionals

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 241-277

  Gagnon, Marie Pierre ^a,b,f   Desmartis, Marie ^a   Labrecque, Michel ^a,b   Car, Josip ^c   Pagliari, Claudia ^d   Pluye, Pierre ^e   Frémont, Pierre ^a,b   Gagnon, Johanne ^a,b   Tremblay, Nadine ^a   Légaré, France ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Université Laval   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adoption factors; ICT adoption by healthcare professionals; Information and communication technologies (ICTs); Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860233032     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-010-9473-4     Document Type: Review

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