Investigating the Relation of Information Technology Management and Nurses Communication with Patients in Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Shiraz

Abstract

Background: Information and communication technology, along with the promotion of health in the community, has led to a change in the quality of health care. Telemedicine is the main field of application of information technology, which is based on changes in health systems and a change in the viewpoints of the disease-prone, health-conscious, and non-communicative, and in order to enhance the quality of health services. Nurse has a vital role in creating, maintaining and promoting therapeutic environments. Creating a context for empowerment can increase employee satisfaction and lead to better nurses' interaction with their colleagues and satisfaction in performing their tasks and, ultimately, to achieve organizational goals.

Methods: The present research is an applied and purposeful perspective, and the type of research is descriptive and within the framework of theoretical principles that was carried out in 1996. The research community includes directors, assistants and nurses of Beheshti Hospital. Data were collected using a checklist and interviewed by staff. To describe the data from tables, mean and standard deviation, and to analyze data from modeling Structural equations were used.

Results: After analyzing, the effect of information technology on the relationship between nurses and patients was 0.65 and the value of t is 2.44; the reason is the positive and significant relationship between these two variables.

Conclusion: The results of this study in examining the hypotheses tested show the relationship between the speed of data transfer, the capabilities and the possibilities of information technology and the ease of use of IT-based systems that are considered as components of IT. And the relationship between nurses and patients is significant, with the severity of this relationship being 41.3, 58.9 and 53.3%, respectively.