title: Assessment of organizational readiness for e-health in a rehabilitation centre.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aims of this study were to assess organizational readiness for e-health among the staff of an out-patient rehabilitation centre and to identify the personal characteristics of potential users that may have influenced readiness.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted with 137 clinicians, 28 managers, and 47 nonclinical staff in a rehabilitation centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. All participants completed a self-administered questionnaire assessing organizational readiness for e-health. The measure contained three subscales: Individual, Organizational and Technological. Data were also collected on the users' profile, use of technologies and typical response to new information.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Generally, participants considered themselves ready to adopt e-health in their work (X = 73.8%, SD = 8.5) and they also had a favorable view of the technologies in place (X 73.8%, SD = 7.2). However, they perceived the center as being only moderately ready (X 66.6%, SD = 9.8) for e-health changes. Perceived workload and position/duties in the organization were found to have an impact on readiness for e-health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results underscore the importance of addressing organizational readiness for change as a multidimensional concept. Based on these results, implementation strategies tailored to the specific profile of a rehabilitation organization were identified.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Montreal, Qc, Canada.
authors.forename: Mariama
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Touré
authors.forename: Lise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poissant
authors.forename: Bonnie R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Swaine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008490:Medical Informatics; D008875:Middle Aged; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires