Table 5.
Assessing readiness to E-Health innovations through the DOI constructs
| DOI constructs | SD* | D | N | A | SA | Mean** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative advantage | ||||||
| Endorsement of E-Health will be a modernistic approach for the center | 1.9 | 0.9 | 16.8 | 35.5 | 44.9 | 4.21 |
| E-Health reduces duplicate and inefficient practices | 2.8 | 1.9 | 17.8 | 37.4 | 40.2 | 4.10 |
| E-Health allows better and faster handling of investigating results | 0.9 | 1.9 | 26.2 | 31.8 | 39.3 | 4.07 |
| E-Health improves integration of healthcare services | 1.9 | 1.9 | 19.6 | 47.7 | 29.0 | 4.00 |
| E-Health provides a more collaborative way for health professionals to deliver healthcare | 1.9 | 6.5 | 22.4 | 39.3 | 29.9 | 3.89 |
| E-Health decreases the incidence of medical errors with the help of clinical support system | 2.8 | 7.5 | 32.7 | 33.6 | 23.4 | 3.67 |
| Compatibility | ||||||
| E-Health saves a lot of time | 1.9 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 38.3 | 45.8 | 4.19 |
| Description of medicines prescription by staff will be accurate and more easily understood | 2.8 | 2.8 | 12.1 | 40.2 | 42.1 | 4.16 |
| E-Health enables better monitoring and follow-up of controlled substance prescriptions | 3.7 | 2.8 | 15.0 | 38.3 | 40.2 | 4.08 |
| E-Health will facilitate the building of a stable communication network that connects all involved stakeholders | 3.7 | 3.7 | 11.2 | 43.9 | 37.4 | 4.07 |
| E-Health improves the workflow in hospitals | 4.7 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 37.4 | 39.3 | 4.01 |
| E-Health enhances the work I do | 2.8 | 6.5 | 24.3 | 40.2 | 26.2 | 3.80 |
| Complexity | ||||||
| Professional stress from data-handling and network security | 2.8 | 7.5 | 28.0 | 38.3 | 23.4 | 3.72 |
| Lack of familiarity of patients with E-Health | 4.7 | 10.3 | 20.6 | 43.0 | 21.5 | 3.66 |
| Lack of uniform standards with the center | 3.7 | 12.1 | 24.3 | 39.3 | 20.6 | 3.61 |
| Lack of time to acquire knowledge and skills about system | 5.6 | 20.6 | 25.2 | 29.0 | 19.6 | 3.36 |
| Having to work long hours to meet practice demand | 7.5 | 15.0 | 31.8 | 32.7 | 13.1 | 3.29 |
| The technology used in transferring records between two systems is difficult to master | 9.3 | 18.7 | 31.8 | 22.4 | 17.8 | 3.21 |
| Trialability | ||||||
| I would like to try out E-Health since this will set the mark in terms of innovative technologies | 4.7 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 45.8 | 30.8 | 3.90 |
| I would be able to experiment E-Health if I am more familiar with information technology | 4.7 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 54.2 | 24.3 | 3.84 |
| I really won't lose much by trying E-Health application even if I don't like it | 7.5 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 54.2 | 16.8 | 3.63 |
| Professional development related to implement E- Health strategies is offered, so I can try them before I adopt them | 13.1 | 13.1 | 25.2 | 36.4 | 12.1 | 3.21 |
| Strategies of E-Health are difficult to try at the center | 11.2 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 21.5 | 13.1 | 2.98 |
| Opportunities to try E-Health application strategies before I adopt them are available | 15.0 | 19.6 | 20.6 | 43.0 | 1.9 | 2.97 |
| Observability | ||||||
| I am more likely to use E-Health because there are other departments that benefit from it | 5.6 | 6.5 | 15.9 | 41.1 | 30.8 | 3.85 |
| I would have no difficulty to tell health professionals in other health institutions about the benefits of E-Health | 5.6 | 3.7 | 16.8 | 50.5 | 23.4 | 3.82 |
| There is ample evidence in literature to support the effectiveness of E-Health | 3.7 | 5.6 | 30.8 | 38.3 | 21.5 | 3.68 |
| Opportunities to observe the efficiency and effectiveness of E-Health are available on the media | 2.8 | 8.4 | 32.7 | 37.4 | 18.7 | 3.61 |
| I can see the application of E-Health strategies being used for many tasks | 9.3 | 9.3 | 22.4 | 33.6 | 25.2 | 3.56 |
| I have observed other healthcare professionals’ satisfaction with the application of E-Health | 2.8 | 6.5 | 46.7 | 30.8 | 13.1 | 3.45 |
*Data were presented as a percentage of the total number of respondents for each item of the constructs under their respective agreement scale.
**Data for each item were presented on a five-point Likert agreement scale (strongly disagree=1, disagree=2, neither agree nor disagree=3, agree=4, strongly agree=5), with the average computed to provide an overview of the perceived inclination towards each item. The scores for the statements have been arranged in descending order of weighted means.