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PhD of Information System, Department of Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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Objective: This study aimed to examine the impact of information technology on nurses’ agility and its subsequent effect on patient care processes, with an emphasis on the moderating role of technostress in the relationship between information technology use and nurses’ agility within a public hospital setting.
Methods: This applied, descriptive-survey study included 108 nurses employed at Mosalman Hospital, Shiraz, in 2024. Data were collected using a 34-item self-reported questionnaire based on a Likert scale. Descriptive statistics and partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) were conducted in SPSS and SmartPLS to simultaneously evaluate direct and moderating relationships among the variables.
Results: Findings indicated that information technology use had a significant positive effect on nurses’ agility (β = 0.514, P < 0.001), and nurses’ agility directly improved the quality of patient care processes (β = 0.803, P < 0.001). In contrast, technostress did not exert a significant moderating effect on the relationship between information technology and nurses’ agility (β = -0.016, P = 0.761), suggesting that experienced technological stress does not disrupt the direct relationship between information technology and agility.
Conclusion: Simultaneous development of information technology infrastructure and enhancement of nurses’ professional capabilities can improve both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of patient care. Individual and organizational characteristics of nurses can mitigate the negative effects of technostress, preserving the functional benefits of information technology in enhancing agility and patient care processes.
Objective: This study aimed to examine the impact of information technology on nurses’ agility and its subsequent effect on patient care processes, with an emphasis on the moderating role of technostress in the relationship between information technology use and nurses’ agility within a public hospital setting.
Methods: This applied, descriptive-survey study included 108 nurses employed at Mosalman Hospital, Shiraz, in 2024. Data were collected using a 34-item self-reported questionnaire based on a Likert scale. Descriptive statistics and partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) were conducted in SPSS and SmartPLS to simultaneously evaluate direct and moderating relationships among the variables.
Results: Findings indicated that information technology use had a significant positive effect on nurses’ agility (β = 0.514, P < 0.001), and nurses’ agility directly improved the quality of patient care processes (β = 0.803, P < 0.001). In contrast, technostress did not exert a significant moderating effect on the relationship between information technology and nurses’ agility (β = -0.016, P = 0.761), suggesting that experienced technological stress does not disrupt the direct relationship between information technology and agility.
Conclusion: Simultaneous development of information technology infrastructure and enhancement of nurses’ professional capabilities can improve both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of patient care. Individual and organizational characteristics of nurses can mitigate the negative effects of technostress, preserving the functional benefits of information technology in enhancing agility and patient care processes.
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