The Usability of IT Systems in Document Management, Using the Example of the ADPIECare Dorothea Documentation and Nurse Support System

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 20;19(14):8805. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148805.

Abstract

Background: In 2016, an IT system was developed at MUL for the documentation of nursing practice. Preparing nursing students for the implementation of eHealth solutions under simulated conditions is crucially important for achieving the digital competencies necessary for health care systems in the future. Scientific evidence demonstrates that the use of an IT system in clinical practice shortens the time required for the preparation of documentation, increases the safety of clinical decisions and provides data for analysis and for the creation of predictive models for the purposes of HB HTA.

Methods: The system was created through the cooperation of an interprofessional team at the Medical University of Łódź. The ADPIECare system was implemented in 2016 at three universities in Poland, and in 2017 a study of its usability was conducted using a questionnaire made available by Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, "Defining and Testing EMR Usability MASTER V2 Final" on 78 nurses-students of MA in Nursing at Medical University of Łódź.

Findings: Over 50% of the surveyed nurses indicated the usability of the system for the "effectiveness of documentation" variable. The same group of respondents had a positive attitude towards patient care planning with the use of the assessed system. In the opinions of the examined parties, positive opinions predominated, such as, e.g., "the system is intuitive", "the system facilitates work", "all patient assessments are in one place", and "the time needed for data entry would be shortened".

Keywords: ICNPTM; IT; care plans; nursing documentation; usability.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Documentation*
  • Humans
  • Information Management
  • Nursing Records*
  • Patient Care Planning
  • Surveys and Questionnaires

Grants and funding

This research was supported by the project “InterDoktorMen—Building new quality and effectiveness of education in the formula of doctorate studies for healthcare managers at the Health Sciences Faculty at the Medical University in Łódź” (POWR.03.02.00-00-I027/16) and co-financed from European Union resources from the European Social Fund as a part of the Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development.