The engagement of nursing and healthcare researchers with digital technologies: lessons learnt in an Australian university.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of digital technologies has expanded rapidly in recent years, particularly with the onset of COVID-19. Digital technologies have been implemented in nursing and healthcare to support necessary care.

Aims

This research explored how nursing and healthcare researchers engage with digital technologies, including the types of technologies, facilitators, barriers and suggested improvements to enable engagement.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 36 nursing and healthcare researchers from an Australian University. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, coded and thematically analysed using the COREQ checklist.

Results

Four major types of digital technologies were engaged by nursing and healthcare researchers. These included monit

SUBMITTER: Roesler A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9669936 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature