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HOW DO NURSING STUDENTS PERCEIVE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY? A PSYCHOMETRIC VALIDATION STUDY OF THE USABILITY EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE IN VIETNAM
Document Type
article
Source
JIM - Jornal de Investigação Médica (2023)
Subject
Technology Acceptance
Nursing Students
Vietnam
Psychology
BF1-990
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Mental healing
RZ400-408
Anthropology
GN1-890
Language
English
Portuguese
ISSN
2184-7509
Abstract
The rapid advancement of technology has transformed the role of nurses and nursing students in patient care, making it an integral component of healthcare delivery. The use of innovative technologies has become commonplace in healthcare settings, creating a high-tech environment that can enhance nursing care quality and patient experience. It is essential for nursing staff and students to be receptive to incorporating such tools into their practice to ensure safe and efficient use of various forms of healthcare technology. Objective: Given the absence of an existing tool in Vietnam to evaluate healthcare students’ technology acceptance, the aim of our research was to culturally adapt, translate, and validate the Usability Evaluation Questionnaire (UtEQ) among nursing students in Vietnam. Method: We conducted a methodological and cross-sectional study in two phases: translation of the UtEQ to Vietnamese (UtEQ-V) following six stages proposed by Beaton and collaborators, and assessment of its psychometric properties in a non-probability sample of 295 Vietnamese nursing students. Results: The UtEQ-V’s reliability was found to be above 0.8 for all factors (.88–.95), while confirmatory factor analysis showed adequate goodness-of-fit indicators. Conclusion: The UtEQ-V is a reliable and valid instrument that can support nursing educators and researchers to assess students’ technology acceptance during their clinical training.