Digital Leadership among First-Line Nurse Administrators in Health Region 10: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis
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Digital Leadership, First-line Nurse Administrators, Confirmatory Factor AnalysisAbstract
The objectives of this study were to examine digital leadership and to analyze the confirmatory components of digital leadership among first-line nurse administrators in Health Region 10. The sample consisted of 210 first-line nurse administrators, selected through stratified random sampling.Research instruments included a personal information questionnaire and a digital leadership scale, with content validity indices ranging from .60 to 1.00, and a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of .96. Data were collected via Google Forms. Statistical analyses employed percentage, mean, standard deviation, and confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed as follows.
1. The overall digital leadership scores of first-line nurse administrators in Health Region 10 were at a high level (M = 3.67, SD = 0.66). The highest mean score was found for the digital vision dimension, followed by digital leadership characteristics.
2. Digital leadership of first-line nurse administrators in Health Region 10 comprised five components: 1) digital vision, 2) digital and information technology knowledge, understanding, and competence, 3) digital leadership characteristics, 4) information science skills, and 5) development of digital information and communication technology services. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the model of digital leadership was consistent with empirical data, with c2 = 165.06, df = 137, p-value = 0.051, RMSEA = 0.031, SRMR = 0.013, GFI = 0.934, AGFI = 0.889, and c2df = 1.200.
The study suggests that first-line nurse administrators in Health Region 10 can apply this CFA analysis as a framework for promoting and enhancing digital leadership. This includes strengthening digital vision, knowledge, understanding, as well as digital and IT competence, leadership characteristics, information science skills, and development of digital ICT services, in order to achieve organizational goals in alignment with the Ministry of Public Health’s digital health strategy and to improve administrative efficiency.
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