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Table 7 Facilitators for WNCS implementation

From: Nursing staff’s evaluation of facilitators and barriers during implementation of wireless nurse call systems in residential care facilities. A cross-sectional study

Determinant/item

Mean

SD

Median

Range

N

TD/D (%)

A/TA (%)

D9 Outcome expectation

a) It is important that WNCS increases safety for residents^

3.78

(0.47)

4

(2–4)

98

0

98

b) It is probable that WNCS increases safety for residents~

4.63

(0.61)

5

(1–5)

98

1

98

c) It is important that WNCS gives faster assistance to residents^

3.76

(0.45)

4

(2–4)

97

0

98

d) It is probable that WNCS gives faster assistance to residents~

4.54

(0.74)

5

(1–5)

98

3

95

e) It is important that WNCS increases safety for families^

3.67

(0.51)

4

(2–4)

98

0

98

f) It is probable that WNCS increases safety for families~

4.56

(0.54)

5

(3–5)

98

0

98

D10 Professional obligation^

4.02

(0.91)

4

(1–5)

98

7

84

D13 Social support

a) To use WNCS, I can get support from the manager^

4.23

(0.97)

4.5

(1–5)

96

6

80

d) To use WNCS, I can get support from a nurse^

4.18

(0.81)

4

(1–5)

95

2

80

D14 Descriptive norm**

5.99

(1.05)

6

(3–7)

96

5

90

D15A Normative beliefs

a) The manager expects me to use WNCS~

4.76

(0.48)

5

(3–50

98

0

98

d) A nurse colleague expects me to use WNCS~

4.55

(0.66)

5

(2–5)

97

1

92

e) A healthcare worker colleague expects me to use WNCS~

4.48

(0.65)

5

(2–5)

97

1

93

D15B Motivation to comply

a) I comply with opinions of the manager#

4.52

(0.68)

5

(2–5)

96

2

92

d) I comply with opinions of a nurse colleague#

4.42

(0.59)

4

(3–5)

95

0

91

e) I comply with opinions of a healthcare worker colleague#

4.40

(0.57)

4

(3–5)

94

0

92

D16 Self-efficacy

d) I can receive an alarm on the smart phone~

4.56

(0.58)

5

(3–5)

98

0

96

e) I can manage an alarm on the smart phone~

4.49

(0.69)

5

(2–5)

97

1

90

f) I can use the emergency call application to alert a colleague~

4.46

(0.79)

5

(1–5)

98

3

91

h) I can provide feed-back to the manager or super user~

4.31

(0.87)

5

(1–5)

97

3

82

D17 Knowledge

a) I know enough to use WNCS^

4.18

(0.77)

4

(1–5)

97

3

86

D18 Awareness of content of the WNCS¤

3.25

(0.75)

3

(1–4)

97

12

86

  1. Abbreviations: WNCS wireless nurse call system, TD/D totally disagree/disagree, A/TA agree/totally agree. A/TA value ≥80% indicates that the determinant or item is a facilitator for the implementation. The percentage values are rounded to the nearest whole number. Response scales: ^1; totally disagree, 2; disagree, 3; neither agree nor disagree, 4; agree, 5; totally agree. ~ 1; most definitely not, 2; definitely not, 3; perhaps, perhaps not, 4; definitely, 5; most definitely. ** 1; not a single colleague, 2; almost no colleagues, 3; a minority, 4; half, 5; a majority, 6; almost all colleagues, 7; all colleagues. # 1; very little, 2; little, 3; not a little, not a lot, 4; a lot, 5; a great deal. ¤ 1; I’m not familiar with the WNCS, 2; I’m familiar with the WNCS, but have not explored it, 3; I’m familiar with the WNCS and have some experience with it, 4; I’m well acquainted with and use the WNCS