2024 Volume 44 Pages 374-384
Objective: To identify the factors affecting the willingness to use information and communication technology (ICT) in home healthcare nursing tasks using a technology acceptance model (TAM).
Methods: We requested 1,000 home healthcare nursing stations to participate in a web-based survey on the current use of ICT devices, awareness of the need to improve the network connection environment for ICT devices and facilities, survey items on TAM, ICT skills, and anxiety toward computer use. Path analysis using structural equation modeling was conducted for two tasks—preparation of daily home healthcare nursing records and sharing of user information with other institutions—to test the goodness of fit.
Results: The responses obtained from 146 nurses were analyzed. The models developed showed the following association for both tasks: 1) Anxiety toward computer use affected the usability and usefulness of ICT. 2) Usability affected the usefulness. 3) Usefulness affected the attitudes and willingness to use ICT. 4) Attitudes affected the willingness to use. Additionally, a good fit was obtained.
Conclusion: To encourage ICT use, it is important to promote the usefulness of ICT to nurses, provide support to improve the connection and ICT devices, and arrange educational opportunities to relieve anxiety toward computer use.
