Nursing Students’ Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device, Information Literacy, and Problem-Solving Confidence
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Identify the acceptance intention of a smart device, information literacy, and problem-solving confidence;
- Identify the relevance of the acceptance intention of a smart device, information literacy, and problem-solving confidence; and
- Identify the differences in problem-solving confidence according to the acceptance intention of a smart device and information literacy.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants and Data Collection
2.3. Ethical Considerations
2.4. Measurements
2.4.1. Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device
2.4.2. Information Literacy
2.4.3. Problem-Solving Confidence
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. The Degree of the Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device, Information Literacy, and Problem-Solving Confidence
3.2. The Relevance of Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device, Information Literacy, and Problem-Solving Confidence
3.3. The Difference of Problem-Solving Confidence According to Groups in the Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device, Information Literacy, and Problem-Solving Confidence
4. Discussion
4.1. The Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device, Information Literacy, and Problem-Solving Confidence of Participants
4.2. The Relationship among the Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device, Information Literacy, and Problem-Solving Confidence
4.3. The Differences in Problem-Solving Confidence According to the Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device and Information Literacy
4.4. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device (Range 1–7) | Information Literacy (Range 1–5) | Problem-Solving Confidence (Range 1–5) | ||||
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Mean (SD) | t (p) | Mean (SD) | t (p) | Mean (SD) | t (p) | ||
Total mean score | 4.78 (0.82) | 3.87 (0.53) | 3.40 (0.37) | ||||
Gender | Male | 4.77 (1.02) | −0.118 (0.906) | 3.86 (0.55) | −0.144 (0.885) | 3.57 (0.33) | 3.598 (<0.001) |
(n = 56, 12.4%) | |||||||
Female | 4.78 (0.79) | 3.87 (0.52) | 3.38 (0.37) | ||||
(n = 394, 87.6%) | |||||||
Grade | Third | 4.73 (0.87) | −1.081 (0.280) | 3.82 (0.55) | −1.975 (0.048) | 3.40 (0.37) | −0.430 (0.667) |
(n = 194, 43.1%) | |||||||
Forth | 4.81 (0.78) | 3.91 (0.50) | 3.41 (0.37) | ||||
(n = 256, 56.9%) |
Variables | Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device | Information Literacy | Problem-Solving Confidence |
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r (p) | |||
Acceptance intention of a smart device | 1 | ||
Information literacy | 0.541 (p < 0.001) | 1 | |
Problem-solving confidence | 0.353 (p < 0.001) | 0.501 (p < 0.001) | 1 |
Variables | Problem-Solving Confidence | |
---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | t (p) | |
Acceptance intention of a smart device | ||
High score group (n = 224, 44.8%) | 3.50 (0.36) | 5.447 (<0.001) |
Low score group (n = 226, 45.2%) | 3.31 (0.35) | |
Information literacy | ||
High score group (n = 228, 45.6%) | 3.56 (0.36) | 10.072 (<0.001) |
Low score group (n = 222, 44.4%) | 3.24 (0.31) |
Variables | Problem-Solving Confidence Group a | |||
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B | p | OR b | 95% CI | |
Acceptance intention of a smart device | ||||
Low score group (n = 226, 45.2%) | 1 | |||
High score group (n = 224, 44.8%) | 0.728 | <0.001 | 2.071 | 1.412–3.037 |
Information literacy | ||||
Low score group (n = 222, 44.4%) | 1 | |||
High score group (n = 228, 45.6%) | 1.603 | <0.001 | 4.966 | 3.298–7.477 |
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Choi, E.-J.; Park, J.-H.; Kang, S.-W. Nursing Students’ Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device, Information Literacy, and Problem-Solving Confidence. Healthcare 2021, 9, 1157. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9091157
Choi E-J, Park J-H, Kang S-W. Nursing Students’ Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device, Information Literacy, and Problem-Solving Confidence. Healthcare. 2021; 9(9):1157. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9091157
Chicago/Turabian StyleChoi, Eun-Jin, Jeong-Hye Park, and Se-Won Kang. 2021. "Nursing Students’ Acceptance Intention of a Smart Device, Information Literacy, and Problem-Solving Confidence" Healthcare 9, no. 9: 1157. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9091157