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Feelings of healthcare staff towards ICT in the western region of Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Dileep, A.H.
dc.contributor.author Wijayanayake, W.M.J.I.
dc.date.accessioned 2016-08-15T05:30:53Z
dc.date.available 2016-08-15T05:30:53Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.citation Dileep, A.H., and W.M.J.I. Wijayanayake 2016. Feelings of healthcare staff towards ICT in the western region of Sri Lanka. In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Information and Communication Technology for Sustainable Development, 10-12 August 2016, V.P.A. Weerasinghe and W.M.D.N. Wijeyaratne (Eds.), p 16, Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 57pp. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-955-4563-83-4
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/13977
dc.description.abstract Information and communication technology (ICT) has in general become a worldwide tool in various contexts, including healthcare sector. Healthcare staff are change agents in healthcare sector. They are key drivers who play a crucial role in ICT integration in healthcare. The aim of this study is to examine feelings of healthcare staff towards ICT in western region of Sri Lanka. A sample of 100 healthcare staff was assessed for their feelings towards ICT using a Likert type questionnaire (Strongly Disagree (SD), disagree (D), Neutral (N), Agree (A), Strongly Agree (SA)). There were 60 female (60%) and 40 were male (40%) participants. Their average number of years of computer use was 8.73 years (SD=5.722). There were large amount of negative responses (SD - 52%, D - 45%) for reverse scoring questions. The percentage of positive responses for positive scoring questions were SA – 27%, A – 34% and N – 6%. Therefore, healthcare staff in the western region of Sri Lanka have positive feelings towards ICT. They have good feeling to work with computerized environment. This study clearly depict that feelings of healthcare staff towards ICT are not reverse strengthening for integration of ICT to the State hospitals in western region of Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.subject e Health en_US
dc.subject ICT for healthcare en_US
dc.subject ICT adaption for hospital en_US
dc.subject Healthcare staff attitude for ICT en_US
dc.subject IT for hospital en_US
dc.title Feelings of healthcare staff towards ICT in the western region of Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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