Effects of patient accessible electronic health records on nurses' work environment: a survey study on expectations in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The introduction of information and communication technology influences the work environment of large groups of employees in healthcare. In Sweden, a national healthcare service providing patient accessible electronic health records (PAEHR) has been deployed, and this paper investigates nurses' expected effects of this implementation.

Setting

Nurses associated with the Swedish Association of Health Professionals working in healthcare such as primary care, hospitals and midwives in Sweden. Before a full-scale national implementation of PAEHR, a web survey study was distributed nationally. The respondents represented all 21 Swedish regions. Questions included five-point Likert scale questions and open questions.

Participants

A survey link was distributed via

SUBMITTER: Cajander A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9660548 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature