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Heydari T, Fallahi Khoshknab M, Rahgoi A, Vahedi M. Iranian Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Smartphone Use in Nursing Care and Its Relationship With the Quality of Nursing Care. Qom Univ Med Sci J 2025; 19 (1) : 3134.1
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1- Department of Nursing, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Nursing, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,Fallahi@uswr.ac.ir
3- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Social Health, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Nursing, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,
3- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Social Health, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Background and Objectives: The use of smartphones to provide health care can have both positive and negative impacts on the provision of care. Considering the importance of the attitudes of smartphone users, the current study aims to investigate the attitude of Iranian nurses towards the use of smartphones in nursing care and its relationship with the quality of nursing care.
Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 311 nurses were included by random sampling method from the hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. A demographic form, Putzer and Park’s attitude towards smartphone use scale (ASUS), and the quality patient care scale (QUALPACS) were used to collect data. Pearson’s correlation test, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and linear regression analysis were used for data analysis.
Results: The total score of the ASUS had a direct and significant relationship with the total score of the QUALPACS (r=0.15, P=0.007). In the final regression model, the internal environment subscale of the ASUS, gender, and educational level had a significant relationship with the QUALPACS score (R2=0.10, P=0.001)
Conclusion: The attitude of nurses towards the use of smartphones in nursing care is related to the quality of nursing care. Considering the wide use of smartphones in social life, the lack of attention to their use in providing health care can have negative effects on the quality of nursing care.
Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 311 nurses were included by random sampling method from the hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. A demographic form, Putzer and Park’s attitude towards smartphone use scale (ASUS), and the quality patient care scale (QUALPACS) were used to collect data. Pearson’s correlation test, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and linear regression analysis were used for data analysis.
Results: The total score of the ASUS had a direct and significant relationship with the total score of the QUALPACS (r=0.15, P=0.007). In the final regression model, the internal environment subscale of the ASUS, gender, and educational level had a significant relationship with the QUALPACS score (R2=0.10, P=0.001)
Conclusion: The attitude of nurses towards the use of smartphones in nursing care is related to the quality of nursing care. Considering the wide use of smartphones in social life, the lack of attention to their use in providing health care can have negative effects on the quality of nursing care.
Article number: 3134.1
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Received: 2024/10/13 | Accepted: 2024/11/4 | Published: 2025/03/30
Received: 2024/10/13 | Accepted: 2024/11/4 | Published: 2025/03/30
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