Attitudes and Experiences of Nursing Staff towards Digital Health Literacy

Esmael, Esmael Kasem; Mohamed, Lobna Khamis; Shokir, Maha Eid; Shaheen, Rehab Abou

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2025.450341

Attitudes and Experiences of Nursing Staff towards Digital Health Literacy

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ 1Clinical & In-service Nurse Educator at El Mahalla General Hospital Training Department, Egypt 2Master student in Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

² Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

³ Assistants Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

10.21608/tsnj.2025.450341

Abstract

Background: Nursing staff’s attitudes and experiences have a great role in
nursing digital health literacy, which is considered the keys to increasing the
quality, accessibility, and affordability of health services for patients. Aim of
the study: Assess the attitudes and experiences of nursing staff towards digital
health literacy. Research Design: A descriptive-correlational research design
was applied. Setting: El-Mahalla El-Kobra General Hospital in all inpatient
departments and intensive care units. Subjects: A stratified proportional
randomized sampling of nursing staff (n=260) who are working in the
previously mentioned settings and available at the time of data collection. Tools
of data collection: Three tools were used: the Digital Technology Use
Questionnaire, Digital Health Literacy Attitudes Questionnaire, and Digital
Health Literacy Experiences Questionnaire. Results: The study findings
revealed that 63.80% of nursing staff had negative attitudes towards digital
health literacy and 46.2% of them had an average level of experience in digital
health literacy. Conclusion: There was a strong positive and statistically
significant correlation between nursing staff’s attitudes and their experiences
toward digital health literacy. Recommendations: Regularly assessing the
digital competencies of nursing staff to tailor support and training programs to
their actual needs and levels, as well as embedding digital health literacy into
the nursing curricula of both undergraduate and graduate programs.