Factors Affecting Consumer Acceptance of an Online Health Information Portal Among Young Internet Users

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 530-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Da Tao ◽  
Juan Yuan ◽  
Fenglian Shao ◽  
Debiao Li ◽  
Qi Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Consumer Acceptance ◽  
Online Health Information ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Information Portal ◽  
Internet Users

scholarly journals Online health information in a rural residential population in Zhejiang Province, China: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. e026202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Qiu ◽  
Wen Ren ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Pei Yin ◽  
Jingjing Ren
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Primary Outcome ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Zhejiang Province ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Health Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
First Choice

ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence, degree of trust and usefulness of the online health information seeking source and identify associated factors in the adult population from the rural region of China.DesignA cross-sectional population-based study.SettingA self-designed questionnaire study was conducted between May and June 2015 in four districts of Zhejiang Province.Participants652 adults aged ≥18 years (response rate: 82.8%).Primary outcome measuresThe prevalence, degree of trust and usefulness of online health information was the primary outcome. The associated factors were investigated by χ2test.ResultsOnly 34.8% of participants had faith in online health information; they still tended to select and trust a doctor which is the first choice for sources of health information. 36.7% of participants, being called ‘Internet users’, indicated that they had ever used the internet during the last 1 year. Among 239 internet users, 40.6% of them reported having sought health information via the internet. And 103 internet users responded that online health information was useful. Inferential analysis demonstrated that younger adults, individuals with higher education, people with a service-based tertiary industry career and excellent health status used online health information more often and had more faith in it (p<0.001).ConclusionsUsing the internet to access health information is uncommon in the rural residential adult population in Zhejiang, China. They still tend to seek and trust health information from a doctor. Internet as a source of health information should be encouraged.

scholarly journals Integrating usability and social cognitive theories with the technology acceptance model to understand young users’ acceptance of a health information portal

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 1347-1362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Da Tao ◽  
Fenglian Shao ◽  
Hailiang Wang ◽  
Mian Yan ◽  
Xingda Qu
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Consumer Acceptance ◽  
Information Portal ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
Social Cognitive Theories ◽  
Subjective Usability ◽  
Application Specific

The past decade has seen the proliferation of health information portals; however, consumer acceptance of the portals has proven difficult and rate of use has been limited. This study developed a consumer acceptance model by integrating usability and social cognitive theories with the technology acceptance model to explain young Internet users’ acceptance of health information portals. Participants (n = 201) completed a self-report questionnaire measuring model constructs after attending a usability testing with a typical health information portal. Results showed that the hypothesized model accounted for 56 percent of the variance in behavioral intention to use the portal and explained consumer acceptance well. Both subjective usability and application-specific self-efficacy served as significant antecedents in the model, while application-specific self-efficacy also moderated the effect of subjective usability on perceived ease of use. The findings can help practitioners with the design and implementation of health information portals and other health informatics applications in support of consumer acceptance.

Evolution Of A Consumer Segment: Patient 2.0 Using Web 2.0 Tools In Healthcare

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
S. Altan Erdem
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Health Information ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
The Past ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Consumer Segment ◽  
Crucial Part

As Internet gets more interactive in its applications, the Internet users have been adapting to this change. While initial users of the Internet have been content with a passive approach of simply surfing the static websites, the current users are more interested in interacting with the website providers in such ways that those websites end up by being completely dynamic. As we move from a general population of Internet users to a smaller group of patients who are online health information seekers, we see a similar transition. Patients who had been using the Internet to access medical information in the past were mostly concerned with being able to find creditable websites to use to learn about their symptoms, cures, medications, etc. Patients who are currently online are concerned with finding websites not only credible to use to learn about their conditions but also interactive enough for them to share their stories with others. By interacting with others, they get more involved, learn, help others to learn, and eventually become a crucial part of the entire process. This paper reviews the term “Patient 2.0” that points to the type of patient who is more empowered, active, IT literate, and informed. 

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