Analysis of Factors Influencing Nurses' Behavioral Interest on Managing Nursing Care using SIMRS in Depok

Abstract

Background: Background: The use of Electronic Medical Records (RME) is mandatory for all health care providers in Indonesia, one of them is nurses. Nurses’ interest in using RME technology is very important to be able to provide integrated and professional nursing care, so that the service  can be provided quickly, precisely, and efficiently. UTAUT theory which consists of variables of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, attitude, and design aesthetics can measure the level of individuals in accepting a technology. This study was to determine the factors related to the nurses’ interest in using RME for nursing care management.

Methods: This study is a quantitative study with a cross sectional design. The sample in this study was 38 respondents, namely nurses at Simpang Depok Hospital. The sampling technique used stratified random sampling. The research instrument was in the form of a questionnaire/survey that had been tested for validity and reliability with a Cronbach's alpha  coefficient value » 0.70. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and correlate statistics, namely the spearman rho test to determine the correlation between factors that influence nurses’ interest.

Results: The results showed that there was a significant relationship between the  factors of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, attitude, and design aesthetics on nurses’ interest in using RME with each factor score 0.000 (α<0.05).

Conclusion: Performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, attitude, and design aesthetics factors are related to nurses’ interest in RME. It is expected that the factors of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, attitude, and design aesthetics can be considered to increase nurses' interest so that the use of RME can be effective.