Using of Information Technology for Strategic Planning Management among Health Personnel in Trang Provincial Public Health Office

Abstract

 This descriptive study was to investigate the level of usins information technology for strategic planning management in Trang Provincial Public Health Office. Of these, 57 samples were health personnel who were currently working in Trang Provincial Public Health Office. The data were collected in June 2014, using questionnaire consisted of demographic factors and using of information technology for strategic planning management, accessibility of using information technology, utilization, and successfulness, respectively. Descriptive statistics was used to describe demographic characteristics and using of information technology for strategic planning management. The main findings revealed that most of health personnel used information technology for strategic planning management. The overall of using of information technology for strategic planning management was rated at moderate level (71.70%,  = 3.35 ± SD = 0.53). To consider in each dimension of using of information technology for strategic planning management showed that dimension of information technology accessibility (75.74%, 3.30 ± 0.53), utilization (71.70%, 3.37 ± 0.50) and successfulness (60.38%, 3.39 ± 0.72) were rated at moderate level. The results suggested that the potential of health personnel in using information technology in strategic planning management should be promoted in order to increase ability of using information technology in strategic planning management.