Behavioral Intentions of Healthcare Staff with respect to ICT in Western Region of Sri Lanka

Abstract

Computers are increasingly widespread, influencing many aspects of our social and work lives, as well as many of our leisure activities. As more tasks involve human computer interaction, computer skills and knowledge have become more positively correlated with both occupational and personal success. In most parts of the globe, especially the developed nations, computers are used in almost all spheres of life. Healthcare staffs are change agents in healthcare sector. They are key drivers who play crucial role in ICT integration in healthcare. The aim of this study is to examine the behavioral intentions of healthcare staff with respect to ICT in western region of Sri Lanka. A sample of 100 healthcare staff was assessed for their behavioral intentions with respect to ICT using a Likert type questionnaire. There were 64 females (64%) participants and 36 were male (36%). The average number of years of computer use was 8.46 years (SD=5.281). There were 84% participants strongly agree and 16% participant were agree for use ICT regularly for their official work in healthcare. In detail there were 78% male participant and 88% female participant strongly agree for use ICT regularly for their official work in healthcare. Behavioral intentions of healthcare staff with respect to ICT have positive responses in western region of Sri Lanka. The results of this study showed no gender differences among healthcare staff on behavioral intentions with respect to ICT. They are willing to accept, integration of ICT to the process of healthcare systems. This study clearly depict that behavioral intention of healthcare staff with respect to ICT are not the bottleneck for integration of ICT to the State hospitals in western region of Sri Lanka.