Sociotechnical Challenges of Digital Health in Nursing Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic: National Study.
COVID-19 pandemic
digital health
nursing informatics
sociotechnical approach
workforce
Journal
JMIR nursing
ISSN: 2562-7600
Titre abrégé: JMIR Nurs
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 101771299
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 Aug 2023
16 Aug 2023
Historique:
received:
26
02
2023
accepted:
18
06
2023
revised:
07
06
2023
medline:
16
8
2023
pubmed:
16
8
2023
entrez:
16
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of digital health innovations, which has greatly impacted nursing practice. However, little is known about the use of digital health services by nurses and how this has changed during the pandemic. This study explored the sociotechnical challenges that nurses encountered in using digital health services implemented during the pandemic and, accordingly, what digital health capabilities they expect from the emerging workforce. Five groups of nurses, including chief nursing information officers, nurses, clinical educators, nurse representatives at digital health vendor companies, and nurse representatives in government bodies across Australia were interviewed. They were asked about their experience of digital health during the pandemic, their sociotechnical challenges, and their expectations of the digital health capabilities of emerging nurses to overcome these challenges. Interviews were deductively analyzed based on 8 sociotechnical themes, including technical challenges, nurse-technology interaction, clinical content management, training and human resources, communication and workflow, internal policies and guidelines, external factors, and effectiveness assessment of digital health for postpandemic use. Sixteen participants were interviewed. Human factors and clinical workflow challenges were highly mentioned. Nurses' lack of knowledge and involvement in digital health implementation and evaluation led to inefficient use of these technologies during the pandemic. They expected the emerging workforce to be digitally literate and actively engaged in digital health interventions beyond documentation, such as data analytics and decision-making. Nurses should be involved in digital health interventions to efficiently use these technologies and provide safe and quality care. Collaborative efforts among policy makers, vendors, and clinical and academic industries can leverage digital health capabilities in the nursing workforce.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of digital health innovations, which has greatly impacted nursing practice. However, little is known about the use of digital health services by nurses and how this has changed during the pandemic.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
This study explored the sociotechnical challenges that nurses encountered in using digital health services implemented during the pandemic and, accordingly, what digital health capabilities they expect from the emerging workforce.
METHODS
METHODS
Five groups of nurses, including chief nursing information officers, nurses, clinical educators, nurse representatives at digital health vendor companies, and nurse representatives in government bodies across Australia were interviewed. They were asked about their experience of digital health during the pandemic, their sociotechnical challenges, and their expectations of the digital health capabilities of emerging nurses to overcome these challenges. Interviews were deductively analyzed based on 8 sociotechnical themes, including technical challenges, nurse-technology interaction, clinical content management, training and human resources, communication and workflow, internal policies and guidelines, external factors, and effectiveness assessment of digital health for postpandemic use.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Sixteen participants were interviewed. Human factors and clinical workflow challenges were highly mentioned. Nurses' lack of knowledge and involvement in digital health implementation and evaluation led to inefficient use of these technologies during the pandemic. They expected the emerging workforce to be digitally literate and actively engaged in digital health interventions beyond documentation, such as data analytics and decision-making.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Nurses should be involved in digital health interventions to efficiently use these technologies and provide safe and quality care. Collaborative efforts among policy makers, vendors, and clinical and academic industries can leverage digital health capabilities in the nursing workforce.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37585256
pii: v6i1e46819
doi: 10.2196/46819
pmc: PMC10468699
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e46819Informations de copyright
©Karen Livesay, Sacha Petersen, Ruby Walter, Lin Zhao, Kerryn Butler-Henderson, Robab Abdolkhani. Originally published in JMIR Nursing (https://nursing.jmir.org), 16.08.2023.
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