Table 2 The positive responses of doctors and nurses to questions on their computer use, in the workplace and home and use of encryption and data backup.
From: Pitfalls in computer housekeeping by doctors and nurses in KwaZulu-Natal: No malicious intent
| Â | Nurses n = 178 | Doctors n = 182 | p | GP n = 51 | MO n = 93 | Specialist n = 38 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Use a computer in | n (%) | n (%) | Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
Hospitals | 151 (84.8) | 139 (76.4) | NS | 29 (56.9) | 75 (80.6) | 35 (92.1) | 0.0002 |
Your Practice | 70 (39.3) | 85 (46.7) | NS | 42 (82.4) | 22 (23.7) | 21 (55.3) | <0.0001 |
Home | 135 (75.8) | 162 (89.0) | 0.0016 | 42 (82.4) | 84 (90.3) | 36 (94.7) | NS |
If yes, only user? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hospitals | 40 (26.5) | 15 (10.8) | 0.0009 | 3 (10.3) | 5 (6.7) | 7 (20.0) | NS |
Practice | 33 (47.1) | 26 (30.6) | 0.049 | 8 (19.0) | 5 (22.7) | 13 (1.91) | 0.0015 |
Home | 39 (28.9) | 55 (34.0) | NS | 14 (33.3) | 29 (34.5) | 12 (33.3) | NS |
Data encrypted | 14 (7.9) | 16 (8.8) | NS | 1 (2.0) | 6 (6.5) | 4 (10.5) | NS |
Backup data | 48 (27.0) | 69 (37.9) | 0.0324 | 24 (47.1) | 24 (25.8) | 21 (55.3) | 0.002 |