Healthcare personnels' technostress and individual innovativeness levels: Digital hospital example Technostress, individual innovativeness

Abstract

Aim: In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between healthcare personnels' technostress and individual innovativeness levels. Material and Methods: The descriptive, correlative, and cross-sectional study was conducted with 156 healthcare personnel working at a hospital with a digital hospital certificate. The data were collected using an Information Form, Technostress Scale (TS) and Individual Innovativeness Scale (IIS). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. Results: The total mean score of the healthcare personnel from TS was 2.57 +/- 0.43, with the highest score being from the techno-uncertainty (3.07 +/- 0.75), and the lowest from the techno-insecurity (2.06 +/- 0.64) sub-dimensions. The total mean score from IIS was 69.07 +/- 8.88. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between the individual Innovativeness levels of the healthcare workers and their levels of technostress scale in total and from the techno-complexity, and techno-insecurity and techno-overload sub-dimensions. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between the individual innovativeness levels of the healthcare workers and their levels of techno-uncertainty. Techno-insecurity negatively affected individual innovativeness, and techno-uncertainty had a positive impact. Discussion: The technostress level of the healthcare personnel was at a moderate level, the individual innovativeness category was in the interrogator category, and techno-insecurity and techno-uncertainty were significant predictors that predicted the individual innovativeness of the healthcare personnel. As individuals' technostress levels increased, their perception of innovations decreased.