. Kannan Shanmugapriya; . Avudaiappan Seethalakshmi; . Zayapragassarazan Zayabalaradjane; . Nagasubramanian Ravi Vanitha Rani
Volume 13, Issue 2 , February 2023, , Pages 1-10
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mobile phones have become a widely accepted learning mode due to the impactof COVID‑19. This study explores the mobile technology acceptance, among nursing students atselected ...
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BACKGROUND: Mobile phones have become a widely accepted learning mode due to the impactof COVID‑19. This study explores the mobile technology acceptance, among nursing students atselected educational institutions in South India.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Quantitative cross‑sectional descriptive design. First‑year 176 B.Sc.nursing students who underwent blended learning were selected by the purposive sampling method.The tool “Technology Acceptance Model” was used to collect responses. Bivariate analysis was usedto determine the relationship between the demographic and study‑related variables with the mobiletechnology acceptance using SPSS version 25.0.RESULTS: The majority 73.9% of the students belonged to the age group of 18–19 years,females 76.7% and, 98.9% were unmarried. Among the constructs of TAM, a mean (SD) value of22.08 (2.26) was found for material (mobile device audio/video) characteristics the mean (SD) valuewas 22.08 (2.26), attitude about use 17.58 (1.95), behavioral intention 17.46 (1.78) and systemcharacteristics 17.21 (2.27). The mobile technology acceptance revealed that 126 (71.6%) stronglyagreed, 49 (27.8%) agreed, and 1 (0.6%) was neutral with a mean (SD) of 105.19 (8.68), respectively.A positive correlation was found between the system characteristics, material characteristics, perceivedease to use, perceived usefulness, attitude about the use, behavioral intention with a P value <0.001.There was a statistically significant association between Mobile technology acceptance and time spentby the students for independent studies shown the Chi‑square value of 12.7, with P value <0.05.CONCLUSION: Nursing students had a positive acceptance and behavior toward smartphone use.
