Richard Hammack
Bridges Aalto 2022
Nexus network journal
electronic personal health record ephr system enables individuals access health information manage helps patient engagement management health information accessed shared healthcare providers using platform improves individual healthcare exchange health information patients healthcare providers however less known ephrs among healthcare professionals therefore study aimed assess health professionals knowledge attitude associated factors toward ephr teaching hospital northwest ethiopia institutionbased crosssectional study design used determine healthcare professionals knowledge attitude associated factors toward ephr systems teaching hospitals amhara regional state ethiopia 20 july 20 august 2022 pretested structured selfadministered questionnaires used collect data descriptive statistic computed based sociodemographic variables presented form table graphs texts bivariable multivariable logistic analyses performed adjusted odds ratio aor 95 ci identify predictor variables total study participants 57 males nearly half respondents bachelors degree 402 participants 657 6170 555 5060 good knowledge favorable attitude toward ephr systems respectively social media account 43 aor 43 95 ci 2379 smartphone 44 aor 44 95 ci 2286 digital literacy 88 aor 88 95 ci 46159 male 27 aor 27 95 ci 1450 perceived usefulness 45 aor 45 95 ci 2585 positively associated knowledge toward ephr systems similarly personal computer 19 aor 19 95 ci 1135 computer training 39 aor 39 95 ci 1883 computer skill 198 aor 198 95 ci 107369 internet access 60 aor 60 95 ci 30120 predictors attitude toward ephr systems findings study showed healthcare professionals good knowledge favorable attitude toward ephrs providing comprehensive basic computer training improve healthcare professionals expectation usefulness ephr systems paramount contribution advancement knowledge attitude toward successfully implementing ephrs