Table 3.
Characteristics (n, %)a of Nurses (n=847)
| Demographics | Total (n=847) | ePHR nonusers (n=447) | ePHR users (n=400) | X2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), Mean (SD) | 45.1 (12.6) | 44.3 (12.8) | 46.0 (12.4) | t= –1.91 | 0.06 |
| ≤ 50 | 498 (59.0) | 281 (63.0) | 217 (54.5) | 6.26b | 0.01 |
| > 50 | 346 (41.0) | 165 (37.0) | 181 (45.5) | ||
| Female | 799 (94.6) | 424 (95.1) | 375 (94.0) | 0.29b | 0.59 |
| White | 633 (75.2) | 321 (72.6) | 312 (78.0) | 2.97b | 0.09 |
| Education | |||||
| Diploma/associate’s degree | 109 (12.9) | 68 (15.3) | 41 (10.3) | 13.91 | <0.01 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 451 (53.4) | 251 (56.4) | 200 (50.0) | ||
| Master’s/doctoral | 285 (33.7) | 126 (28.3) | 159 (39.8) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married | 166 (19.7) | 105 (23.6) | 61 (15.3) | 9.19 | <0.05 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 106 (12.6) | 53 (11.9) | 53 (13.3) | ||
| Currently married/living with partner | 572 (67.8) | 287 (64.5) | 285 (71.4) | ||
| Employment status | |||||
| Full-time employed, yes | 772 (91.1) | 412 (92.2) | 360 (90.0) | 0.98b | 0.32 |
| Years of working as registered nurse, Mean (SD) | 18.9 (12.9) | 18.0 (12.7) | 19.9 (13.0) | t= –2.20 | 0.03 |
| Current position | |||||
| Staff/general duty/private duty | 515 (60.8) | 310 (69.4) | 205 (51.3) | 61.18 | <0.01 |
| Nurse manager/supervisor/other administrator | 119 (14.0) | 58 (13.0) | 61 (15.3) | ||
| Clinical informatics specialistc | 119 (14.0) | 25 (5.6) | 94 (23.5) | ||
| Otherd | 94 (11.1) | 54 (12.1) | 40 (10.0) | ||
| Specialty area | |||||
| Noncritical care | 539 (63.6) | 319 (71.4) | 220 (55.0) | 53.72 | <0.01 |
| Critical care | 177 (20.9) | 97 (21.7) | 80 (20.0) | ||
| Nursing informatics | 131 (15.5) | 31 (6.9) | 100 (25.0) | ||
| Health | |||||
| Poor/fair | 35 (4.1) | 24 (5.4) | 11 (2.8) | 3.02b | 0.08 |
| Good/very good/excellent | 812 (95.9) | 423 (94.6) | 389 (97.3) | ||
| Nursing group | |||||
| Hospital | 664 (78.4) | 395 (88.4) | 269 (67.3) | 54.34b | <0.01 |
| Nursing informatics community | 183 (21.6) | 52 (11.6) | 131 (32.8) | ||
| Chronic illness and medication use | |||||
| No | 266 (31.4) | 160 (35.9) | 106 (26.5) | 8.17b | <0.01 |
| Yes | 580 (68.6) | 286 (64.1) | 294 (73.5) | ||
| Providers use electronic health record | |||||
| No | 250(29.5) | 191 (42.7) | 59(14.8) | 78.10b | <0.01 |
| Yes | 597 (70.5) | 256 (57.3) | 341 (85.3) | ||
ePHR=electronic personal health record. SD=standard deviation.
aPercentage may not sum to 100 because of rounding; numbers may not sum to totals due to missing responses.
bYate’s correction for continuity to compensates for the overestimate of the Chi-square value when used with a 2 by 2 table.
cClinical analyst/Nursing informatics analyst/nurse informaticist/informatician/informatics nurse specialist/informatics specialist/chief nursing informatics officer/supervisor nursing informatics/nursing informatics consultant/developer.
dNurse practitioner/certified registered nurse anesthetist/clinical nurse specialist/certified nurse midwife/educator/researcher