An exploratory study to investigate the effectiveness of PDAs in healthcare: a case of Queensland nurses
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Paper/Presentation Title | An exploratory study to investigate the effectiveness of PDAs in healthcare: a case of Queensland nurses |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Hafeez-Baig, Abdul (Author) and Gururajan, Raj (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2011) |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Atlanta, GA. United States |
ISBN | 9781742102399 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2011/44 |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2011/ |
Conference/Event | 22nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2011) |
Event Details | Rank A A A A A A A A A A A A A A |
Event Details | 22nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2011) Parent Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) Delivery In person Event Date 29 Nov 2011 to end of 02 Dec 2011 Event Location Sydney, Australia |
Abstract | This paper examines the role of wireless handheld devices such as PDAs and smartphones in the Australian healthcare system. The context of this paper is restricted to nursing staff in three regional hospitals. This study uses a mixed-mode methodology to understand the actual usage of PDAs by nursing staff in medical wards. The study identifies a list of issues and potential benefits associated with the actual use of PDAs for patient care in public hospitals. 30 nursing staff participated in this study and examined issues pertaining to the size, shape, weight, connectivity, and ease of use of the devices, as well as the perceived benefits, ICT infrastructure and the role wireless applications could play in nurses' intention to use the PDAs. This study also highlights that there is evidence suggesting that the use of the PDAs by nurses can improve the decision making process and the quality of decisions taken by nurses. |
Keywords | PDA; wireless handheld devices; healthcare; actual use; decision making |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420399. Health services and systems not elsewhere classified |
460908. Information systems organisation and management | |
420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | © 2011 Hafeez-Baig and Gururajan. The authors assign to ACIS and educational and non-profit institutions a nonexclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The authors also grant a non-exclusive licence to ACIS to publish this document in full in the Conference Papers and Proceedings. Those documents may be published on the World Wide Web, CD-ROM, in printed form, and on mirror sites on the World Wide Web. Any other usage is prohibited without the express permission of the authors. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Information Systems |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q11q5/an-exploratory-study-to-investigate-the-effectiveness-of-pdas-in-healthcare-a-case-of-queensland-nurses
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