Telenursing: The view of care professionals in selected EU countries. A pilot study

• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16760
• Publication Date: 2023-05-27T06:04:12Z
• Authors: Julio Emilio Marc...; Margarida Reis-Sa...; Isabel Barrachina...; Alina Jurewicz; Ramón Camaño-Puig
• Keywords: Bachelor; Staffing

With the growth of digital nursing, several studies have focused on recording patients' views remote care, or specialised nurse staffing aspects. This is first international survey telenursing exclusively clinical nurses that analyses dimensions usefulness, acceptability, and appropriateness from staff point view.A previously validated structured questionnaire including demographic variables, 18 responses with a Likert-5 scale, three dichotomous questions, one overall percentual estimation holistic nursing care susceptible to being undertaken by telenursing, was administered (from 1 September 30 November 2022) 225 community selected EU countries. Data analysis: descriptive data, classical Rasch testing.The results show adequacy model for measurement domains (overall Cronbach's alpha 0.945, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin 0.952 Bartlett's p < 0.001). Answers in favour ranked 4 out 5 Likert both globally domains. Rasch: reliability coefficient 0.94, Warm's main weighted likelihood estimate 0.95. In ANOVA analysis, Portugal were significantly higher than those Spain Poland, each dimensions. Respondents bachelor's, master's doctoral degrees score certificates diplomas. Multiple regression did not yield additional data interest.The tested proved be valid, but although majority are given nature which mainly face-to-face, according respondents, chances carrying their activities only 35.3%. The provides useful information what can expected implementation proves tool applied other