Digital Hesitancy Among Nurses and Physicians in Anesthesia and Intensive Care: A Cross-Sectional Study from Romania.
Background and Objectives: Digitalization studies often emphasize perceived benefits while overlooking professionals who cannot determine whether digital tools are useful. This study quantified digital hesitancy among anesthesia and intensive-care professionals, examined its relationship with profes...
| Publicado en: | Nursing Reports Vol. 16; no. 8; pp. 290 - 311 |
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