Keywords
Attitude
Practice
Nurses
Digital Health
Information Technology
Artificial intelligence
Chatbots
Digitalization
eHealth
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Abstract
Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding digital health and to explore the associations among these variables and demographic factors.
Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding digital health at tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar. A total of 265 nurses voluntarily participated using a convenient sampling method. The data was collected using an adopted structured questionnaire that asked 30 questions. For data entry and analysis, SPSS version 25.0 was used.
Results: Among the 265 participants, 48.7% of nurses had good knowledge, 61.1% showed strong practical skills, and 76.2% had a positive attitude toward digital health. The mean and standard deviation for knowledge, attitudes, and practices were 2.30 ± 0.78, 1.76 ± 0.42, and 2.56 ± 0.57, respectively.
Conclusion: The majority of nurses exhibited good knowledge, positive attitudes, and strong practices related to digital health. A highly significant association was found between each variable.