Development of Common Data Elements to Provide Tele self-Care Management

Behavioral Feasibility of the Clinical Nursing Information System

Background:

Analysis of humanitarian issues affecting the implementation time of information systems to increase the acceptance of these systems is essential.

Objective:

The aim of this study was to assess the behavioral feasibility of the clinical nursing information system.

Methods:

An applied cross-sectional study was conducted with 348 nurses in 2015. Data were collected by face to face interviews and a questionnaire containing 33 questions, which were rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Face and content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed, and its reliability was estimated 0.90 through Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data were analyzed using chi-square tests and t-test.

Results:

An average score of behavioral feasibility was 67.44%. The rate of supply provided for implementing the clinical nursing information system was 55.2%, which was in a semi-favorable level. The necessity of system deployment in the clinical nursing sector had the highest frequency (88.2%) and interference of redesigning structures with the current work had the lowest frequency (43.6%).

Conclusion:

The possibility of implementation of the clinical nursing information system in a behavioral dimension is at a semi-favorable level. To increase the acceptance of the system, presenting a new system as a positive change and further training of the nurses is recommended.

Towards a Comprehensive Quality Evaluation Model for Hospital Websites

Background:

Hospital websites are important sources for patients to access health information.

Aim:

The purpose of this study was to develop the quality evaluation model for hospital websites.

Methods:

The quantitative study was conducted through the modified Delphi method in 2014-2015. The population of the study includes 10 experts were chosen by targeting non-randomized method. A questionnaire was prepared based on the prototype that was developed by research papers and related models. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by face validity and CVI and CVR estimation. Reliability was obtained by split-half method (α = 0.8). Experts’ opinions were collected through interview. Then, their frequency and percentage were determined. Items with options completely agree and agree over 75% was approved, items below 50% were removed, and items 50%–75% were removed after three interviews repetitions.

Results:

Most of the experts agreed about the pleasant and harmonious colors, the readable and consistent fonts (100%). The least frequency was allocated to correct grammar and words, support for multilingual and rapidly changing of displaying pages in the website with a frequency of 2 (20%).

Conclusion:

The minimum qualitative criteria for a website are usability, efficiency, user friendly, service, reliability and interaction.