作者
Ramya Kundayi Ravi, Priya Baby, Bharat Pareek, Jisa George T, Mona Gamal Mohamed, Sirwan Khalid Ahmed
发表日期
2024/4
期刊
SAGE Open Nursing
卷号
10
页码范围
23779608241247431
出版商
SAGE Publications
简介
Introduction and objective
Mobile health applications (mHealth) can bring revolutionary changes to health care by making it more accessible, cost-effective, and efficient. The successful adoption of mHealth is largely determined by its acceptance by providers and end users. The acceptance of mHealth among nursing students, who are the future nurses, needs to be understood. This study aimed to determine the preferences, acceptability, and usage of mHealth applications among undergraduate nursing students.
Methods
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in two selected universities in southern and northern India. A convenience sample of 567 undergraduate nursing students was recruited for the study. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire via Google Forms.
Results
mHealth applications were presently used by 32.9% of the students. The most common types of mHealth …