ArticleBMC health services research2025
Navigating technostress: a deep dive into health practitioners' technological challenges in hospital settings.
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- Technostress, Perceived Organizational Support, and Burnout Among Healthcare Professionals: A Suppression Mediation Model.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Beyond technology usefulness: Health system reliability, and socio-demographic and professional factors as shapers of technostress in physicians.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Technostress Creators and Inhibitors: Dual Impacts on Nurses' Psychological and Work Outcomes.Nursing open · 2026Article
- The Work Behind the Work: Logistical-Administrative Workload, Health Technology Satisfaction and Missed Nursing Care Among Belgian Hospital Nurses.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Mediating effect of technostress on the relationship between artificial intelligence literacy and attitude toward digital technology among health profession students: a structural equation modeling approach.Journal of Yeungnam medical science · 2026Article
- Technostress among healthcare professionals in Spain: a cross-sectional survey on the impact of digital health tools.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and digitalization: past adoption, current utilization, and future concerns.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The effects of hospital information system adoption on techno-stress and job satisfaction of nurses working in pediatric clinics.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- "You do it for the patient": a qualitative analysis of changes to primary care nurses' workplace demands and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.Frontiers in health services · 2025Article
- Technostress and its associated factors: Burnout and fatigue among Malaysian healthcare workers (HCWs) in state hospitals.PloS one · 2025Article
- Technostress in older healthcare workers: Latent profiles and implications for care robot acceptance.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
background and purposeDespite the increasing integration of information technologies in healthcare settings, limited attention has been given to understanding technostress among health practitioners in hospitals. This study aims to assess the prevalence of technostress creators among health practitioners and explore potential factors contributing to its occurrence, with the ultimate goal of informing strategies to mitigate its impact.
methodData were collected through a validated questionnaire administered to health practitioners at Tehran Apadana Hospital in Iran. The questionnaire encompassed demographic information and technostress assessment items. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS software to examine the relationship between technostress levels and demographic characteristics.
findingsThe analysis revealed that approximately 41% of health practitioners experienced medium levels of technostress, with 36% reporting high levels and 23% reporting low levels (χ2F = 55.4; p < 0.001). Notably, technology uncertainty emerged as the primary driver of technostress, followed by techno-overload, techno-complexity, techno-insecurity, and techno-invasion. Surprisingly, no significant relationship was found between technostress levels and demographic characteristics.
conclusionThe study underscores the pressing need to address the prevalent medium to high levels of technostress among health practitioners in hospital environments. By shedding light on the key stressors and their distribution, these findings can inform human resources management strategies within healthcare systems to effectively support practitioners in navigating and managing technostress challenges.
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