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Developing information technology attitude scales for health (ITASH).
Rod Ward1, Katherine Pollard, Margaret Glogowska
1Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|October 4, 2007
Summary
This study developed and tested the Information Technology Attitude Scales for Health (ITASH) to measure UK healthcare staff attitudes toward information technology. The ITASH scales identify key factors influencing IT adoption in healthcare settings.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Healthcare Management
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Healthcare organizations increasingly adopt information technology (IT) to improve services.
- Understanding healthcare staff attitudes towards IT is crucial for successful implementation.
- Existing measurement tools may not fully capture the nuances of IT attitudes in healthcare.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a reliable set of scales to measure United Kingdom healthcare staff attitudes towards Information Technology (IT).
- To identify key factors influencing healthcare professionals' perceptions of IT.
- To provide a tool for assessing IT readiness and acceptance in the healthcare sector.
Main Methods:
- Development of scales based on existing literature.
- Test-retest reliability study involving over 100 UK National Health Service (NHS) staff.
- Exploratory principal components factor analysis to identify underlying dimensions.
- Comparison with an existing attitude scale.
Main Results:
- Three distinct components were identified through factor analysis: 'efficiency of care', 'education, training and development', and 'control'.
- The developed scales, named the Information Technology Attitude Scales for Health (ITASH), demonstrated reliability and validity.
- The scales provide a structured method for assessing staff attitudes towards IT in healthcare.
Conclusions:
- The ITASH scales offer a robust measure for evaluating healthcare staff attitudes toward IT adoption.
- Findings suggest that 'efficiency of care', 'education, training and development', and 'control' are significant factors influencing IT acceptance.
- The ITASH scales can be utilized by researchers and employers to understand and enhance IT integration in healthcare workplaces.
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