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Table 3 Computer use versus readiness for implementation of the eHealth system

From: Readiness of healthcare providers for eHealth: the case from primary healthcare centers in Lebanon

 

Factor

Appropriateness

Management support

Change efficacy

Personally beneficial

Mean (Standard deviation)

Comfort using computersb

 Very comfortable

5.15 (±0.52)c

5.38 (±0.70)e, f

5.54 (±0.60)

5.44 (±0.67)

 Comfortable

5.05 (±0.82)d

5.06 (±0.80)

5.05 (±0.82)

5.10 (±0.89)

 Not comfortable

4.43 (±0.62)

4.74 (±1.02)

3.76 (±0.82)

4.38 (±1.01)

Access to computers at respective PHC centera

 Yes

5.08 (±0.74)

5.21 (±0.80)

5.20 (±0.79)g

5.24 (±0.84)h

 No

4.88 (±0.57)

4.90 (±0.75)

4.48 (±0.99)

4.73 (±0.99)

Sharing computers with colleaguesa

 Yes

5.04 (±0.85)

5.15 (±0.79)

5.12 (±0.79)

5.15 (±0.84)

 No

5.08 (±0.54)

5.17 (±0.81)

5.14 (±0.92)

5.25 (±0.89)

Frequency of computer use at respective PHC centerb

 Monthly

4.58 (±0.53)

4.97 (±0.90)

4.76 (±0.98)

5.05 (±0.69)

 Weekly

5.21 (±1.20)

5.18 (±0.74)

5.12 (±0.77)

5.29 (±0.86)

 Daily

5.10 (±0.57)

5.30 (±0.79)

5.31 (±0.75) i

5.26 (±0.84)

 Never

4.95 (±0.61)

4.90 (±0.77)

4.85 (±0.93)

5.01 (±0.94)

  1. aIndependent T-test
  2. bAnova One-way analysis of means, with Bonferroni multiple comparison test, and Kruskal-Wallis One-way analysis of variance, with
  3. Tamhane T2 analysis of unequal variances were used for statistical analysis
  4. c, d, eA significant difference was found with those not comfortable using computers
  5. fA significant difference was found with those comfortable using computers
  6. g, hA significant difference was found between those with access to computers versus those who do not have access to computers
  7. iA significant difference was found between those who use computers at the PHC center daily versus those who never use the computers