scholarly journals The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Doctors’ and Registered Nurses’ Working Conditions and Clinical Work – A Cross-Sectional Study in a Norwegian Hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 2941-2949
Author(s):  
Jörg W Kirchhoff ◽  
Abigail Marks ◽  
Ann Karin Helgesen ◽  
Kirsti Lauvli Andersen ◽  
Hilde Marie Andreassen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals SURVEI IMPLEMANTASI INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) DALAM PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS DI SMA SE-KABUPATEN GORONTALO

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Indah Wardaty Saud ◽  
Dahlia Husain ◽  
Adimawati Helingo
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Probability Sampling ◽  
Information And Communication

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh implementasi Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sebagai media dan sumber belajar dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris terhadap hasil belajar bahasa Inggris siswa SMA. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di sepuluh SMA Kabupaten Gorontalo, terdiri dari tujuh SMA negeri dan tiga SMA swasta. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode survei dengan pendekatan Cross Sectional Study. Sample 250 responden siswa SMA kelas XI diambil dari sepuluh SMA Negeri dan Swasta sebagai representasi dari populasi siswa SMA kelas XI yang ada di SMA Kabupaten Gorontalo. Sample ini diperoleh dari teknik probability sampling. Data diperoleh dengan metode kuesioner yang didistribusikan kepada 250 responden mengenai persepsi Imlementasi ICT sebagai media dan sumber belajar, dan metode dokumentasi terhadap hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris yang diperoleh dari nilai Ujian Tengah Semester, semester genap tahun ajar 2017/2018. Data kemudian dianalisis menggunakan metode Regresi Linear Sederhana untuk mengetahui pengaruh Implementasi ICT terhadap hasil belajar siswa. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa analisis yang dilakukan dengan korelasi Product Moment (rxy) antara implementasi ICT (X) dengan hasil belajar siswa kelas XI (Y) diperoleh koefisien korelasi sebesar 0.604 nilai yang kuat. Hasil ini menunjukkan hubungan atau pengaruh positif dan signifikan antara Implementasi ICT sebagai media dan sumber belajar dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris dengan hasil belajar Bahasa Inggris siswa kelas XI. Nilai R Square atau nilai koefisiensi determinasi sebesar 0,365 yang berarti bahwa variabel dependen (Hasil Belajar) mampu dijelaskan oleh variabel independen (Implementasi ICT), sebesar 36,5%, sebaliknya sebesar 63,5%  dapat dijelaskan oleh faktor-faktor lain yang tidak diikutsertakan dalam penelitian ini. <br /><br />Kata Kunci: ICT, Media dan Sumber Belajar, Hasil Belajar Bahasa Inggris.

scholarly journals Positioning and Utilization of Information and Communication Technology in Community Pharmacies of Selangor, Malaysia: Cross-Sectional Study

10.2196/17982 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. e17982
Author(s):  
Bhuvan KC ◽  
Dorothy Lim ◽  
Chia Chia Low ◽  
Connie Chew ◽  
Ali Qais Blebil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Electronic Payment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Information And Communication

Background Information and communication technology (ICT) is an essential element of modern “smart” cities. These smart cities have integrated housing, marketplace, public amenities, services, business, and transportation via ICT. ICT is also now widely used in urban health care delivery. Objective The aim of this study was to determine the positioning and roles of ICT in community pharmacies in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2018 to January 2019 across 9 different subdistricts in the state of Selangor, including Subang Jaya, Cheras, Puchong, Port Klang, Kota Kemuning, Selayang, Chow Kit, Ampang, and Seri Kembangan. A total of 90 community pharmacists were approached from the 9 subdistricts and invited to participate in the study. Results Of the 90 community pharmacies approached, 60 agreed to participate in the study, representing a response rate of 67%. The majority (36/60, 60%) of the respondents were women, and more than half (32/60, 53%) of the community pharmacies were run by young adults (ie, 30 years old and younger). More than three-quarters of the community pharmacies (46/60, 77%) used electronic health records. Half of the community pharmacies used online social media platforms for advertising and promoting their pharmacies. The vast majority of the community pharmacies (55/60, 92%) were using modern electronic payment systems, and some were also using other new electronic payment methods. Moreover, most of the community pharmacies (41/60, 68%) were using software and programs for accounting and logistics purposes. In addition, 47/60 (78%) of the community pharmacies used a barcode reading system for medicines/health products, and 16/60 (27%) of the pharmacies had online stores, and consumers could buy medicines and health products from these pharmacies via their online portal. In addition, 20/60 (33%) of the community pharmacies used at least one of the common online business platforms available in Southeast Asia to sell products/medicines. The telephone was the most commonly used means of communication with patients, although some pharmacies also used email, WhatsApp, SMS text messaging, and other communication platforms. Conclusions This study showed that the majority of community pharmacies in Selangor, Malaysia are using ICT for different purposes. However, there is still limited use of mobile apps to provide health services. Overall, community pharmacies have been adopting ICT apps for pharmacy services but the rate of adoption is relatively slower than that in other sectors of Malaysia.

scholarly journals Positioning and Utilization of Information and Communication Technology in Community Pharmacies of Selangor, Malaysia: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhuvan KC ◽  
Dorothy Lim ◽  
Chia Chia Low ◽  
Connie Chew ◽  
Ali Qais Blebil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Electronic Payment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Information And Communication

BACKGROUND Information and communication technology (ICT) is an essential element of modern “smart” cities. These smart cities have integrated housing, marketplace, public amenities, services, business, and transportation via ICT. ICT is also now widely used in urban health care delivery. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the positioning and roles of ICT in community pharmacies in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2018 to January 2019 across 9 different subdistricts in the state of Selangor, including Subang Jaya, Cheras, Puchong, Port Klang, Kota Kemuning, Selayang, Chow Kit, Ampang, and Seri Kembangan. A total of 90 community pharmacists were approached from the 9 subdistricts and invited to participate in the study. RESULTS Of the 90 community pharmacies approached, 60 agreed to participate in the study, representing a response rate of 67%. The majority (36/60, 60%) of the respondents were women, and more than half (32/60, 53%) of the community pharmacies were run by young adults (ie, 30 years old and younger). More than three-quarters of the community pharmacies (46/60, 77%) used electronic health records. Half of the community pharmacies used online social media platforms for advertising and promoting their pharmacies. The vast majority of the community pharmacies (55/60, 92%) were using modern electronic payment systems, and some were also using other new electronic payment methods. Moreover, most of the community pharmacies (41/60, 68%) were using software and programs for accounting and logistics purposes. In addition, 47/60 (78%) of the community pharmacies used a barcode reading system for medicines/health products, and 16/60 (27%) of the pharmacies had online stores, and consumers could buy medicines and health products from these pharmacies via their online portal. In addition, 20/60 (33%) of the community pharmacies used at least one of the common online business platforms available in Southeast Asia to sell products/medicines. The telephone was the most commonly used means of communication with patients, although some pharmacies also used email, WhatsApp, SMS text messaging, and other communication platforms. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that the majority of community pharmacies in Selangor, Malaysia are using ICT for different purposes. However, there is still limited use of mobile apps to provide health services. Overall, community pharmacies have been adopting ICT apps for pharmacy services but the rate of adoption is relatively slower than that in other sectors of Malaysia.

scholarly journals Discovering unique profiles of adolescent information and communication technology (ICT) use: Are ICT use preferences associated with identity and behaviour development?

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Kurek ◽  
Paul E. Jose ◽  
Jaimee Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ict Use ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
The Impact

Over the course of the last seven years, the average weekly screen-time of youth has dramatically increased. The present study was designed to better understand how young people utilise multiple types of information and communication technology (ICT) in their everyday lives and how these preferences may be associated with key aspects of their development. To this end, the present study was designed to explore whether specific profiles of technology usage would be associated with key characteristics of identity and behaviour. To identify groups of adolescents who share similar technology use habits, a sample of 933 adolescents reported on their time spent interacting with various digital communication devices and associated platforms. Utilizing a latent profile analysis, four distinct profiles of technology use preferences emerged. Then, a series of linear regressions were calculated to investigate the degree to which class membership predicted indicators of identity and problem behaviours. The findings suggest that important concepts of both identity and behaviour are associated with individual ICT usage preferences. Acknowledging the cross-sectional nature of the data, it is suggested that the impact of clusters of communication technology use on adolescent development should be investigated with longitudinal data.

scholarly journals Changing Occupational Roles in Audit Society—The Case of Swedish Student Aid Officials

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Bruhn
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Student Aid ◽  
Means And Ends ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

This article is about occupational change concerning a non-professional group of Street Level Bureaucrats—student aid officials at the Swedish Board for Study Support (SBSS). The aim is to describe and analyze changes in their occupational role—their discretional space and working conditions under the impact of changed ways to manage public service organizations and new information and communication technology. The SBSS is the sole administrator of student financial aid in Sweden. Its officials investigate and take decisions about students’ applications and repayment of loans. This work includes interacting with clients via telephone and computer. These officials have to have a certain amount of discretion to interpret and apply rules and regulations on specific circumstances in individual cases. How are their working conditions affected by organizational and policy changes in the authority? How is their ability to exercise influence and control over their own work performance affected? The analysis highlights how officials suffer from decreased discretion and an increasing routinization in their work. This is a result of a regulatory framework continuously growing in detail together with increasing management control based on new information and communication technology. What remains of discretion is a kind of ‘task’ discretion, the ability to do minor technical manipulations of rules in individual cases. Even today’s top management seems critical of this development. Besides further automatization and reduction of staff an ongoing process of organizational change is therefore also aiming to develop officials’ competence and working conditions toward what may be seen as organizational professionalism, a development of specific occupational skills and a discretion adjusted and subordinated to managerial means and ends. The analysis rests on data from a research project (2011 to 2014) about Institutional Talk. Data sources are qualitative interviews, audio-taped speech sequences, observational field notes, and official documents.

Information and Communication Technology and Cultural Change

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Hansen ◽  
Tom Postmes ◽  
Nikita van der Vinne ◽  
Wendy van Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ict For Development ◽  
Practical Implications

This paper studies whether and how information and communication technology (ICT) changes self-construal and cultural values in a developing country. Ethiopian children were given laptops in the context of an ICT for development scheme. We compared children who used laptops (n = 69) with a control group without laptops (n = 76) and a second control group of children whose laptop had broken down (n = 24). Results confirmed that after 1 year of laptop usage, the children’s self-concept had become more independent and children endorsed individualist values more strongly. Interestingly, the impact of laptop usage on cultural values was mediated by self-construal (moderated mediation). Importantly, modernization did not “crowd out” traditional culture: ICT usage was not associated with a reduction in traditional expressions (interdependent self-construal, collectivist values). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

The impact of the use of a footrest on the quality of chest compressions. A prospective, randomized, cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanta Majer ◽  
Sandra Pyda ◽  
Jerzy Robert Ladny ◽  
Antonio Rodriguez-Nunez ◽  
Lukasz Szarpak
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chest Compressions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Impact of Community-Led Total Sanitation and Hygiene on Prevalence of Diarrheal Disease and Associated Factors among Under-Five Children: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Selected Woredas of Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Agune Ashole Alto ◽  
Wanzahun Godana ◽  
Genet Gedamu
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Diarrheal Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Gamo Gofa

Background. Diarrheal diseases are still one of the major causes of morbidity in under-five children in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ethiopia, diarrhea is responsible for 9% of all deaths and is the major cause of under-five mortality. Objective. To assess the impact of community-led total sanitation and hygiene on the prevalence of diarrheal disease and factors associated among under-five children in Gamo Gofa Zone. Methods. Community-based comparative cross-sectional study design was used to compare the impact of community-led total sanitation and hygiene intervention on under-five diarrheal disease. Multistage sampling method was employed. The data were collected by using pretested structured questionnaires. Data quality was ensured by daily supervision completeness and consistency. The data were coded, entered, and cleaned by using Epi Info version 7 and were analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were carried out by using binary logistic regression. Significance was declared by using p value of <0.05 and AOR with 95% confidence intervals. Results. The response rate of this study was 93.3%. The overall diarrhea prevalence was 27.5% (CI = (24.06, 30.97)) which was 18.9% (CI = (14.94, 23.2)) in implemented and 36.2%. (CI = (30.41, 41.59)) in nonimplemented woredas. Children whose age was between 12 and 23 months (AOR = 1.6) and greater than 24 months (AOR = 5), availability of handwashing facilities (AOR = 4), disposal of waste in open field (AOR = 9.7), unimproved source of drinking water (AOR = 6.5), using only water for handwashing (AOR = 6), children who started complementary feeding less than 6 months (AOR = 5.6) and greater than 6 months (AOR = 5.2), and utensils used to feed children such as bottle (AOR = 3.9) were the factors positively associated with diarrhea. Conclusion. The overall prevalence of under-five diarrhea was 27.5%. The prevalence was low in CLTSH woredas as compared with non-CLTSH woredas. The study showed that handwashing facility, using only water for handwashing, open refuse disposal, and unimproved source of drinking water among under-five had a statistically significant association with diarrhea occurrence in CLTSH nonimplemented areas. Integrated efforts are needed from the Ministry of Health together with the WASH Project in improving drinking water, handwashing facilities, and solid waste disposal practices.

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