title: Overcoming the barriers to using information systems.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify any barriers to the use of information technology by community nurses, such as poor access, insufficient time and a lack of appropriate skills.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review and questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study showed that a large majority of community nurses had access to IT. However, sharing facilities and varying clinical systems meant that, with the exception of e-mail, they made infrequent use of the applications provided.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite some access difficulties, community nurses have a positive attitude to IT and would like to receive more training.
authors.affiliation: Surrey Hampshire Borders NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Lusignan
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brew
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003200:Computer User Training / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008838:Microcomputers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom