Research Article
Determining the Effect of the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) on Different Dimensions of Users’ Work
Table 1
Participants’ demographics and their relationship with the impact of the PACS.
| Demographic information | Frequency (%) | Mean | SD | p |
| Gender | Female | 56 (77.8) | 3.79 | 0.53 | 0.177 | Male | 15 (2.08) | 3.51 | 0.50 |
| Age (years) | Under 30 | 24 (33.8) | 3.92 | 0.52 | 0.001 | 30–39 | 26 (36.6) | 3.84 | 0.46 | 40–49 | 16 (22.5) | 3.33 | 0.50 | 50 or older | 5 (7) | 3.41 | 0.27 |
| Computer knowledge | Novice | 4 (5.6) | 3.28 | 0.34 | 0.11 | Average | 37 (51.4) | 3.85 | 0.38 | Advanced | 25 (34.7) | 3.63 | 0.70 | Expert | 6 (8.3) | 3.66 | 0.42 |
| Training PACS | Group training | 47 (65.3) | 3.80 | 0.54 | 0.037 | Individual training | 14 (19.4) | 3.82 | 0.42 | Web-based tutorial training | 4 (5.6) | 3.21 | 0.11 | No training | 7 (9.7) | 3.37 | 0.55 |
| Work experience (years) | Less than five | 23 (31.9) | 4.00 | 0.48 | 0.001 | 5–10 | 2 (2.8) | 3.57 | 0.51 | 11–15 | 4 (5.6) | 4.07 | 0.49 | More than 15 | 13 (18.1) | 3.83 | 0.42 |
| Experience using the PACS (years) | Less than 2 | 34 (47.2) | 3.78 | 0.45 | 0.058 | 2–5 | 26 (36.6) | 3.81 | 0.59 | 6–10 | 8 (11.3) | 3.42 | 0.50 | More than ten | 3 (4.2) | 3.13 | 0.40 |
| Job | Radiologist | 9 (12.5) | 4.05 | 0.56 | <0.001 | Radiology staff | 16 (22.2) | 4.07 | 0.39 | Physician | 33 (45.8) | 3.48 | 0.49 | Ward’s head | 14 (19.4) | 3.71 | 0.44 |
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