Scale Analysis

The questionnaire “Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Computerization” was first used by Brodt and Stronge in 1986 to measure hospital staff attitudes regarding the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies).

Objective

The “Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Computerization” questionnaire was developed to measure the attitude of hospital staff towards the use of ICT. Specifically, this questionnaire assesses the quality of care provided through ICT use, the hospital’s benefit from ICT, the restructuring of job positions due to ICT, as well as staff efficiency and the increase in legal liability.

Question Calibration

The NATC questionnaire consists of 20 questions and includes 5 subscales. These subscales are:
Provision of quality patient care through computer use,
Benefit to the institution/organization from computer use,
Reduction of job positions due to computer use in the hospital,
Increase in staff productivity and capabilities,
Increase in legal liability of staff due to computer use.
Responses to the questionnaire items are given on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree).

Statistical Analysis

The questionnaire yields an overall score and a score for each subscale. The overall score is calculated as the average of responses to all questions, while each subscale score is calculated as the average of responses to the questions associated with that specific subscale.

Validity and Reliability

The questionnaire’s validity and reliability criteria have been evaluated and published by its creators. The reliability of the questions was assessed using the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, which indicated moderate reliability with a value of 0.66.

References

Authors: Brodt A. and Stronge J.