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Table 3 Most frequently (at least 3% of the respondents or 10 times) mentioned enhancing and impeding determinants of the innovation process in each category of determinants (n = 311)

From: Successful implementation of new technologies in nursing care: a questionnaire survey of nurse-users

Domain

enhancing (n times mentioned, %)

impeding (n times mentioned, %)

total1

n

%

technology

 

- relative advantage: the technology is perceived as advantageous (48, 15.4%)

- relative advantage: the technology is not perceived as advantageous (51, 16.4%)

89

28.6

  

- the technology is (still) dysfunctional, contains bugs (78, 25.1%)

78

25.1

 

- the technology is easy to use (18, 5.8%)

- the technology is not easy to use (26, 8.4%)

44

14.1

 

- the relevance of the technology for the patient is high (25, 8.0%)

- the relevance of the technology for the patient is low or not clear (13, 4.2%)

37

11.9

  

- the technology carries risks for the patient compared with the existing situation (11, 3.5%)

11

3.5

(potential) user

 

- support from colleagues in using the technology (14, 4.5%)

- lack of support from colleagues in using the technology (15, 4.8%)

29

9.3

  

- lack of skills needed to use the technology (28, 9.0%)

29

9.3

  

- lack of support from other health professionals in using the technology (10, 3.2%)

13

4.2

organisational and political context

 

- nursing staff are involved in the development of the technology and/or innovation strategy (14, 4.5%)

- nursing staff are not (sufficiently) involved in the development of the technology and/or innovation strategy (24, 7.7%)

36

11.6

 

- enough time available to adopt and use the technology (14, 4.5%)

- not enough time available to adopt and use the technology (12, 3.9%)

26

8.4

  

- not enough resources made available to adopt and use the technology (e.g. equipment, manuals) (21, 6.8%)

23

7.4

  1. 1total number of respondents referring to the determinant as either impeding or facilitating. The total n is not always the sum of the numbers in the first and second column since (1) a determinant can be mentioned as both enhancing and impeding by the same person, (2) categories mentioned less than 10 times are not displayed in the first and second column