Hisako Fujita|Wakaha Ikeda|Masahito Yamada
University of Tsukuba|Juntendo University|University of Tsukuba
patients data security become hot topics health care system medical staffs hospitals deal information many patients computers important discuss awareness patients data security information technology purpose study clarify awareness patients data security among nurses factors related awareness conducted self administered questionnaire 42 items 2108 hospital nurses february march 2003 obtained 1645 780 valid answers statistical analysis chisquare test used average age respondents 310 86 mean sd significant differences awareness confidentiality computer literacy p0001 confidentiality availability p0005 two points suggested follows 1 education arrangement protocol essential leader aged 30 years old high computer literacy improve awareness data security 2 urgently desired undertake reconstruction education data security