Self-Reported Digital Health Literacy and Work Engagement Among Nurses in UAE Hospitals.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate self-reported digital health literacy levels and work engagement among nurses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), while also examining associations with demographic factors and the interplay between digital health literacy and work engagement. Background: The integra...
| Publicado en: | Nursing Reports Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 177 - 195 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=194118505&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 194118505 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 2039439X EGNT jtl: Nursing Reports issn: 2039439X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2026 vid: 16 iid: 5 pid: 97109 pub: MDPI artinfo: ui: 194118505 194118505 194118505 10.3390/nursrep16050177 194118505 ppf: 177 ppct: 18 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Self-Reported Digital Health Literacy and Work Engagement Among Nurses in UAE Hospitals. aug: au: Ibrahim, Rasha Kadri Saleem, Noor Hafiz Salameh, Ruba Mohd Alali, Amal Abdullah Alnaqbi, Bushra Ali Ayoub, Ahmed Yahya affil: Nursing Department, Fatima College of Health Sciences, Madinat Zayed P.O. Box 5788, United Arab Emirates sug: subj: Nursing Staff, Hospital Psychosocial Factors Digital Health Health Literacy Work Engagement Sociodemographic Factors Hospitals Self Report Evaluation Nurse Attitudes Evaluation Human Male Female Adult Middle Age United Arab Emirates Academic Medical Centers Multicenter Studies Descriptive Research Cross Sectional Studies Correlational Studies Comparative Studies Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Questionnaires Unpaired T-Tests One-Way Analysis of Variance Pearson's Correlation Coefficient T-Tests Chi Square Test Analysis of Variance Multiple Linear Regression Age Factors Sex Factors Educational Status Work Experiences Pilot Studies Internal Consistency Tertiary Health Care Convenience Sample Nonprobability Sample Computer Literacy Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Aim: This study aimed to evaluate self-reported digital health literacy levels and work engagement among nurses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), while also examining associations with demographic factors and the interplay between digital health literacy and work engagement. Background: The integration of digital technologies into healthcare has transformed patient care, clinical practice, and administration. Nurses, as frontline practitioners, play a crucial role in utilizing digital tools to enhance patient interactions and navigate complex healthcare systems. Methods: Between May and August of 2024, 364 nurses in the United Arab Emirates participated in a cross-sectional design study. A standardized 21-item self-reported Digital Health Literacy questionnaire and a 9-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale were administered. Descriptive statistics were used, with t-tests, ANOVA, correlations, and multiple linear regression applied. Results: The average score for self-reported digital health literacy (3.05 ± 0.57) and work engagement (4.83 ± 1.13) was high. Gender, age, work experience, and education level showed varying patterns of association with self-reported DHL and work engagement across total and subscale scores. Education level was significantly associated with self-reported DHL but not with work engagement. The overall work engagement score and its subscales were positively correlated with self-reported DHL. Conclusions: Our findings provide a robust basis for subsequent research on DHL and work engagement. These findings support the relevance of self-reported DHL as a factor associated with nurses' work engagement in digitally intensive healthcare settings. The study reveals that nurses reported high levels of digital health literacy and work engagement. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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