| Does knowledge matter? The role of mHealth literacy to the
acceptance of mHealth applications |
| Tác giả hoặc Nhóm tác giả: Đoàn Thị Liên Hương, Trần Đình Long |
| Nơi đăng: Tạp chí Khoa học Công nghệ Đại học Đà Nẵng; Số: 18;Từ->đến trang: 42-47;Năm: 2021 |
| Lĩnh vực: Kinh tế; Loại: Bài báo khoa học; Thể loại: Trong nước |
| TÓM TẮT |
With the proliferation of the Internet and wireless technology in many areas of people's life; the use of mobile phones; especially smartphones for health practices and information (mHealth) has increasingly been prevalent. Based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT); this study examined the role of mHealth literacy and other factors toward the adoption of wellness apps among the users in Danang city. The results confirmed the impact of mHealth Literacy on (1) intention to use health apps (2) the
perceived usefulness and (3) the perceived ease of use. While the perceived usefulness and the perceived ease of use are found to exert influence on the intention of use; the role of privacy and
security concerns on intention to use was rejected.
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| ABSTRACT |
With the proliferation of the Internet and wireless technology in many areas of people's life; the use of mobile phones; especially smartphones for health practices and information (mHealth) has increasingly been prevalent. Based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT); this study examined the role of mHealth literacy and other factors toward the adoption of wellness apps among the users in Danang city. The results confirmed the impact of mHealth Literacy on (1) intention to use health apps (2) the
perceived usefulness and (3) the perceived ease of use. While the perceived usefulness and the perceived ease of use are found to exert influence on the intention of use; the role of privacy and
security concerns on intention to use was rejected. |
