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… and what can be done with it (knowledge). Furthermore, the nurse should be able to open and close the program, edit the content, and communicate within the program (skills). Also, the nurse should not be reluctant to use the program for information exchange (attitude). In short, technostress and the inhibitors of digital competence among health professionals have been addressed in selected cases regarding specific technologies like electronic health records or cellphones. Although technologies … findings. This is relevant, as digitization is on the agenda of healthcare organizations worldwide. Hence, the findings of this study should be compared to other studies internationally, thus broadening the discussion and facilitating international exchange. This is important since the transferability of technostress-reducing measures between the countries is expected to occur. Acknowledgments We wish to thank the organizations as well as the health professionals for their participation. … led to an underestimation of the potential difference between the sexes. Regarding the technical support described earlier, females seem to compensate for their lower digital competence by relying on the organization’s helpdesk, whereas males tend to exchange expertise [47]. This implies that health organizations might want to invest in a low- threshold helpdesk and train health professionals with an affinity for digital technologies to become peer supporters. Evidence for the effects of individual …