Digital media literacy level among nurses in urban area of Indonesia

All healthcare services are expected to implement healthcare information systems and healthcare staff is required to have the ability to operate and utilize information technology in their daily routine practice. This study aimed to explore the level of literacy toward digital media among healthcare...

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Published inInternational public health journal Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 213 - 218
Main Authors Taryudi, Taryudi, Mutiar, Astri, Supriatin, Eva, Lindayani, Linlin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hauppauge Nova Science Publishers, Inc 01.04.2021
Subjects
Asthma
Cognition & reasoning
Computers
Data collection
Digital broadcasting
Digital literacy
Digital media
Electronic health records
Electronic medical records
Global positioning systems
GPS
Health care
Health care policy
Health policy
Hospitals
Information processing
Information systems
Information technology
Internet
Low level
Maternity & paternity leaves
Media literacy
Medical personnel
Midwifery
Nurses
Questionnaires
Skills
Social networks
Technology utilization
Urban areas
Indonesia
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Summary:All healthcare services are expected to implement healthcare information systems and healthcare staff is required to have the ability to operate and utilize information technology in their daily routine practice. This study aimed to explore the level of literacy toward digital media among healthcare staff in urban area of Indonesia. This study was conducted using a cross sectional design at one of the tertiary level hospital in West Java, Indonesia. Healthcare staff included nurse working for more than six months and permanently. Of 265 nurses, the majority reported low level of digital media literacy and frequently used social media. Despite rapidly improved information technology, users also need to have the ability to utilize and contribute to information technology. Healthcare policy should provide in-service training to improve digital media literacy of healthcare staff before implement the electronic health record.
ISSN:1947-4989
2374-1023