Table 1:
Survey participant characteristics
| Category | Total study population (n = 469) | Respondents who commented on issues with EHR (n = 283) | Respondents who did not comment on issues with EHR (n = 186) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Profession | Nurse Other |
420 (89.6%) 44(9.4%) |
255(90.2%) 27(9.5%) |
165(88.7%) 17(9.1%) |
| Education** | Bachelors Masters PhD Other |
136(29%) 201(43.3%) 111(23.5%) 20(4.3%) |
67(23.5%) 117(41.8%) 88(30.9%) 11(3.9%) |
69(37.1%) 84(45.2%) 23(12.4%) 9(5.4%) |
| Years of nursing informatics experience** | 0-5years 6-10 years 11-15 years 16-20 years 21-45 years |
178(38%) 100(21.3%) 69(14.7%) 54(11.5%) 51(10.9%) |
94(33%) 57(20%) 45(15.8%) 40(14%) 40(14.7%) |
84(45.2%) 43(23.1%) 24(12.9%) 14(7.5%) 11(5.9%) |
| Formal training in informatics* | Yes No Other |
170(36.2%) 267(56.9%) 28(6%) |
105(37.2%) 152(53.7%) 23(8.1%) |
65(34.9%) 115(61.8%) 5(2.7%) |
| Clinical Position (if relevant)** | Staff Middle management Upper management Other |
128(27.3%) 133(28.4%) 55(11.7%) 76(16.2%) |
62(21.8%) 77(27%) 42(15.1%) 56(20%) |
66(35.5%) 56(30.1%) 13(7%) 20(10.8%) |
| Academic Position (if relevant)** | Student Teacher Professor Other |
75(16%) 73(15.6%) 91(19.4%) 58(12.3%) |
36(12.6%) 34(11.9%) 73(26%) 44(15.8%) |
39(21%) 39(21%) 18(9.7%) 14(7.5%) |
| World Health Organization (WHO) regions** | Africa Western Pacific Eastern Mediterranean Europe South-East Asia Americas Region |
3(0.6%) 142(30.3%) 16(3.4%) 59(12.6%) 21(4.5%) 199(42.4%) |
2(0.7%) 61(21.4%) 5(1.8%) 42(14.7%) 10(3.5%) 146(51.6%) |
1(0.5%) 81(43.5%) 11(5.9%) 17(9.1%) 11(6.5%) 53(28.5%) |
| Average satisfaction with nursing EHR** | Mean=4.5 (SD=2.3) |
Mean=3.7 (SD=2.3) | Mean= 5.6 (SD=2.2) |
*
Indicates p-value levels <.05 in bivariate comparisons (chi-square/exact Fisher test or t-test) of characteristics between participants who commented on the issues with nursing electronic health records vs. those who did not comment.
**
Indicates p-value levels <.001 in bivariate comparisons (chi-square/exact Fisher test or t-test) of characteristics between participants who commented on the issues with nursing electronic health records vs. those who did not comment.