The Comparison of the Digital Literacy of Registered Nurses in a Government Hospital in Samutprakan Province
Keywords:
digital literacy, registered nurses, analysisAbstract
Digital literacy is one of the most important competencies for registered nurses. To be able to appropriately and efficiently use digital technology in healthcare is an essential skill for registered nurses. The purposes of this study were to study the level of digital literacy and compare the digital literacy levels classified by the backgrounds of registered nurses. The samples were 260 registered nurses in a government hospital in Samutprakan province. The research instrument was the digital literacy questionnaire. Content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by three experts, yielding values for each item ranging from 0.67-1.00, and reliability of the questionnaire was tested by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, yielding a value for each dimension ranging from .946-.979, and a total of .991. Descriptive statistics and three-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the data.
The results showed that registered nurses had a moderate level of digital literacy. The comparison of registered nurses’ digital literacy backgrounds showed that perceptions of digital literacy among nurses of different ages are independent of the frequency of use of digital technology, and training experience or training in the use of digital technology is statistically significant at the .05 level. Compared with each background factor, it was found that the ages and the frequency of use of digital technology of registered nurses had different levels of digital literacy at a statistically significant level of .05. However, at the .05 level, there was no statistically significant difference between the levels of digital literacy based on training experience or training in using digital technology. The information obtained can be utilized to educate and improve registered nurses’ digital literacy.
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