title: Evaluation of clinician response to wireless technology.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety, use and response of clinical staff to wireless technology. A convenience sample of clinical staff was surveyed using a variety of assessment tools. The environmental assessment determined there was no interference between the wireless devices and the biomedical equipment on the patient care units. Survey results indicated a high level of acceptance for the wireless technology related to perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, impact, adoption, advantage and future need. Results indicated a strong, significant relationship between adoption and perceived usefulness (r(s)=.71 p<.01; r(2)(s)=.50).
authors.affiliation: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Seckman
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marden
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003625:Data Collection; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006768:Hospitals, Federal; D008838:Microcomputers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D010865:Pilot Projects; D014481:United States