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Table 3 Electronic health record perceptions – doctors, nurses and administrators

From: Information technology systems in public sector health facilities in developing countries: the case of South Africa

Doctors

Absolutely disagree

Strongly disagree

Somewhat disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Somewhat agree

Strongly agree

Absolutely Agree

Total

t-value

p-value

Significance

I have superior access to patient record information when compared to paper based systems

0

2

1

1

2

3

11

20

3.6665

0.0018

+

There is a reduction of duplication of information which means cleaner patient records and less time spent entering information

2

1

4

0

3

8

2

20

0.7483

0.4640

 

Patient information is more disorganised with the computer system compared to the paper system

4

9

2

1

1

2

1

20

-3.1743

0.0053

-

Fewer records are lost and record management has improved

0

0

0

0

6

6

8

20

5.9135

0.0000

+

Nurses

I have superior access to patient record information when compared to paper based systems

1

0

0

0

8

16

13

38

4.6403

0.0000

+

There is a reduction of duplication of information which means cleaner patient records and less time spent entering information

2

0

1

2

12

15

7

39

2.0770

0.0448

+

Patient information is more disorganised with the computer system compared to the paper system

10

19

6

2

1

0

2

40

-5.8010

0.0000

-

Fewer records are lost and record management has improved

2

4

1

0

4

18

10

39

2.9957

0.0049

+

Administrators

I have superior access to patient record information when compared to paper based systems

1

0

0

1

3

16

8

29

3.1605

0.0039

+

There is a reduction of duplication of information which means cleaner patient records and less time spent entering information

1

3

2

2

3

14

5

30

1.6292

0.1145

 

Patient information is more disorganised with the computer system compared to the paper system

10

11

3

2

1

2

1

30

-5.8357

0.0000

-

Fewer records are lost and record management has improved

0

2

1

4

3

10

9

29

3.3449

0.0024

+

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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

ISSN: 1472-6947

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