Rod Ward|Christine Stevens|Philip Brentnall|Jason Briddon
The attitudes of health care staff to information technology: a comprehensive review of the research literature
University of the West of England|University of the West of England|Mansfield University|University of the West of England
publicly available literature tell us attitudes health care staff development information technology practice including factors influence factors may used change attitudestwelve databases searched literature published 2000 2005 identified research related information technology health professionals attitude english language studies included described primary research relating attitudes one health care staff groups towards letters personal viewpoints reflections opinion pieces includedcomplex factors contribute formation attitudes towards many issues identified around flexibility systems whether fit purpose along confidence experience users literature suggests attitudes practitioners significant factor acceptance efficiency use practice literature also suggested education training factor encouraging use systemsa range key issues need flexibility usability appropriate education training need software fit purpose showed organizations need plan carefully proposing introduction itbased systems work practices studies reviewed suggest attitudes health care professionals significant factor acceptance efficiency use practice qualitative quantitative research needed approaches effect attitudes health care staff towards