Table 4 Willingness to adopt new systems – doctors, nurses and administrators
Doctors | Absolutely disagree | Strongly disagree | Somewhat disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat agree | Strongly agree | Absolutely Agree | Total | t-value | p-value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Staff are eager to learn the new system | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 1.3622 | 0.1909 | Â |
Initially I did not want to move to the computer system | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -4.8408 | 0.0001 | - |
Initially the hospital staff did not want to move to the computer system | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | -0.1996 | 0.8454 | Â |
As a result of the computer systems, I see improved moral in the workplace | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | -0.3466 | 0.7337 | Â |
As a result of the computer systems, my overall level of professionalism is increased | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | -0.0862 | 0.9322 | Â |
I have a fear of having to use a computer instead of a paper | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -7.0867 | 0.0000 | - |
I can get by without having to learn the computer system | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | -4.3597 | 0.0007 | - |
Nurses | |||||||||||
Staff are eager to learn the new system | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 1.9387 | 0.0600 | Â |
Initially I did not want to move to the computer system | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 40 | -2.3553 | 0.0238 | - |
Initially the hospital staff did not want to move to the computer system | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 0.2093 | 0.8357 | Â |
As a result of the computer systems, I see improved moral in the workplace | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 39 | 0.5032 | 0.6178 | Â |
As a result of the computer systems, my overall level of professionalism is increased | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 3.4205 | 0.0015 | + |
I have a fear of having to use a computer instead of a paper | 14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40 | -11.2977 | 0.0000 | - |
I can get by without having to learn the computer system | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 40 | -7.2398 | 0.0000 | - |
Administrators | |||||||||||
Staff are eager to learn the new system | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 3.6346 | 0.0011 | + |
Initially I did not want to move to the computer system | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28 | -4.2944 | 0.0002 | - |
Initially the hospital staff did not want to move to the computer system | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | -1.6708 | 0.1121 | Â |
As a result of the computer systems, I see improved moral in the workplace | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 3.0791 | 0.0046 | + |
As a result of the computer systems, my overall level of professionalism is increased | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 2.8525 | 0.0081 | + |
I have a fear of having to use a computer instead of a paper | 10 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | -16.8528 | 0.0000 | - |
I can get by without having to learn the computer system | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | -9.2708 | 0.0000 | - |