Investigating the impact of psychological and technical factors of adoption of smart information technology on the digital resilience of Iran’s health sector

 In line with the importance of digital resilience in the health sector, especially during pandemic periods, and the double work and psychological pressure on the employees of such organizations, the purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of psychological and technical factors of adopting smart information technology on resilience” Digital is Iran’s health sector.

 In terms of purpose, this research is an applied descriptive survey. Data were collected using a questionnaire with 28 questions performed on a statistical sample of 200 Alborz University of Medical Sciences employees. Participants were selected using a simple random sampling technique. The digital resilience questionnaire developed by García Perez et al. was employed. Structural equation modeling, which was administered using PLS software, was used to test the hypotheses.

 Individual innovation behavior of healthcare workers on digital resilience (by a variable of 0.211); Self-efficacy of employees (0.367); Perceived benefits of the system (0.302); the level of professional knowledge of employees (0.369); and the level of conservatism of healthcare workers (0.329), presented a positive effect on digital resilience. However, the motives for using information systems, the complexity of the system, and the knowledge of using technology do not affect digital resilience in the health sector. 

 Improving the procedures for identifying talents, raising the level of professional knowledge of employees by holding on-the-job training courses and workshops with a focus on Professional knowledge, and spreading the culture of innovation and self-efficacy in the health sector can increase Digital resilience, indicating the need for more attention of managers.