Perception and Initial Adoption of Mobile Health Services of Older Adults in London: Mixed Methods Investigation

Background Advances in mobile technology and public needs have resulted in the emergence of mobile health (mHealth) services. Despite the potential benefits of mHealth apps, older adults face challenges and barriers in adopting them. Objective The aims of this study are to understand older adults’ perception of mHealth services and to discover the barriers that older adults face in the initial adoption of mHealth apps. Methods This paper systematically analyzed main determinants related to mHealth services and investigated them through questionnaires, interviews, and a workshop. Two studies were carried out in London. In study 1, the questionnaires with follow-up interviews were conducted based on the literature review to uncover older adults’ perception (including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and perceived behavioral control) of mHealth services. Study 2 was a workshop helping older adults to trial selected mHealth apps. The workshop was conducted by the first author (JP) with assistance from 5 research students. The barriers that older adults faced in the initial adoption period were observed. The interviews and workshop were audiotaped and transcribed. Descriptive statistics and the thematic analysis technique were used for data analysis. Results In total, 30 older adults in London completed the questionnaires and interviews in study 1. The results of study 1 show that the lack of obvious advantage, low reliability, scary information, and the risk of privacy leakage would decrease older adults’ perceived usefulness of mHealth services; the design of app interface would directly affect the perceived ease of use; and aging factors, especially the generation gap, would create barriers for older users. In total, 12 participants took part in the workshop of study 2, including 8 who took part in study 1. The results of study 2 identified that access to technology, the way of interaction, the risk of money loss, heavy workload of using an mHealth app, and different lifestyle are influential factors to older adults’ adoption of mHealth services. Conclusions The perceptions of mHealth services of older adults were investigated; the barriers that older adults may face in the initial adoption stage were identified. On the basis of the synthesis of these results, design suggestions were proposed, including technical improvement, free trial, information clarification, and participatory design. They will help inform the design of mHealth services to benefit older adults.

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Perception and Initial Adoption of Mobile Health Services of Older Adults in London: Mixed Methods Investigation (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.30420 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jing Pan ◽

Hua Dong ◽

Nick Bryan-Kinns

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Mobile Health ◽

Participatory Design ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Technical Improvement ◽

Mhealth Apps

BACKGROUND Advances in mobile technology and public needs have resulted in the emergence of mobile health (mHealth) services. Despite the potential benefits of mHealth apps, older adults face challenges and barriers in adopting them. OBJECTIVE The aims of this study are to understand older adults’ perception of mHealth services and to discover the barriers that older adults face in the initial adoption of mHealth apps. METHODS This paper systematically analyzed main determinants related to mHealth services and investigated them through questionnaires, interviews, and a workshop. Two studies were carried out in London. In study 1, the questionnaires with follow-up interviews were conducted based on the literature review to uncover older adults’ perception (including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and perceived behavioral control) of mHealth services. Study 2 was a workshop helping older adults to trial selected mHealth apps. The workshop was conducted by the first author (JP) with assistance from 5 research students. The barriers that older adults faced in the initial adoption period were observed. The interviews and workshop were audiotaped and transcribed. Descriptive statistics and the thematic analysis technique were used for data analysis. RESULTS In total, 30 older adults in London completed the questionnaires and interviews in study 1. The results of study 1 show that the lack of obvious advantage, low reliability, scary information, and the risk of privacy leakage would decrease older adults’ perceived usefulness of mHealth services; the design of app interface would directly affect the perceived ease of use; and aging factors, especially the generation gap, would create barriers for older users. In total, 12 participants took part in the workshop of study 2, including 8 who took part in study 1. The results of study 2 identified that access to technology, the way of interaction, the risk of money loss, heavy workload of using an mHealth app, and different lifestyle are influential factors to older adults’ adoption of mHealth services. CONCLUSIONS The perceptions of mHealth services of older adults were investigated; the barriers that older adults may face in the initial adoption stage were identified. On the basis of the synthesis of these results, design suggestions were proposed, including technical improvement, free trial, information clarification, and participatory design. They will help inform the design of mHealth services to benefit older adults.

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Behavioral intentions of technology teachers to implement an engineering-focused curriculum

International Journal of STEM Education ◽

10.1186/s40594-021-00305-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Kuang-Chao Yu ◽

Pai-Hsing Wu ◽

Kuen-Yi Lin ◽

Szu-Chun Fan ◽

Sy-Yi Tzeng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Behavioral Intentions ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Subjective Norms ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Teachers Perceptions ◽

Technology Teachers ◽

Factors Influencing

Abstract Background Teaching engineering at a high school level has been a subject of substantial concern during recent curriculum reforms. Many countries are increasingly including engineering-focused subjects in their technology curriculum guidelines. However, technology teachers face challenges regarding the optimal implementation of an engineering-focused curriculum. It is essential to understand technology teachers’ perceptions of and behavior in classroom practices when teaching an engineering-focused curriculum. To explore the factors influencing the effective implementation of the curriculum, this study aimed to explore the association between technology teachers’ perceptions regarding curriculum guidelines (i.e., perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and beliefs) and their behavioral intentions. In addition, this study explored how these perceptions change for teachers who participated in a professional development program (PDP) for teaching an engineering-focused curriculum compared with those who did not participate in the program (NoPDP). Results In this study, structural equation modeling was used to investigate factors potentially influencing teachers’ behavioral intentions, including subjective norms and perceived behavioral control. The results showed that technology teachers’ behavioral intentions were influenced by their perceptions of the curriculum's usefulness. Subjective norms and perceived behavioral control were also significant determinants of behavioral intentions. Moreover, the results differed between the two groups. Perceived usefulness had direct and indirect effects on the behavioral intentions of the PDP and NoPDP groups, respectively. Conclusions We constructed a model of technology teachers’ behavioral intentions to implement an engineering-focused curriculum and identified factors influencing technology teachers’ behavioral intentions to implement an engineering-focused curriculum. Our conclusions are as follows: (1) the model was adequate for determining the factors influencing technology teachers’ behavioral intentions; (2) in the PDP group, perceived usefulness, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control were significantly associated with behavioral intentions; and (3) in the NoPDP group, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use were associated with behavioral intentions and self-reported behavior only via the mediating factor of beliefs. The above influencing factors should be taken into account when planning professional development programs for pre- and in-service teachers, as these programs will have implications regarding the successful implementation of an engineering-focused curriculum.

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Research on the Influencing Factors of Purchasing Internet Financial Wealth Management Products based on AHP

Proceedings of Business and Economic Studies ◽

10.26689/pbes.v4i1.1863 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Xueying Feng

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Research ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Analytic Hierarchy ◽

Financial Wealth ◽

Wealth Management ◽

Decision Making Model ◽

Hierarchy Process

Internet financial wealth management product(IFWMP) has recently been one of the most popularity. There is limited quantitative research on IFWMP which can helps customers to choose the products based on the significance of each factor. In the paper, a multi-criteria decision-making model of IFWMP was developed, namely analytic hierarchy process (AHP) which is used to make decisions to the unstructured problems through quantifying weights of each criterion. This paper investigated ten influential factors relevant to the purchase of IFWMP and analyzed the frequency of collected responds to show the significance of factors. Based on the quantified weights, the result of the research indicated that compatibility, product liquidity, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness affect the investors purchasing behaviors most that every investors should pay great attention to.

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FACTORS AFFECTING CUSTOMERS’ ACCEPTANCE OF THE ADOPTION OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY AT DONG A COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK, HUE BRANCH

HUE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT ◽

10.26459/hueuni-jed.v129i5a.5728 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 129 (5A) ◽

Author(s):

Duong Dac Quang Hao ◽

Tran Thai Hoa ◽

Nguyen Huu Dung

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Integrative Model ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Systematic Random Sampling ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Blockchain Technology

Abstract: This study aims to develop and test the integrative model of the factors affecting customers’ acceptance intention of the adoption of blockchain technology. Data were collected from a sample of 195 customers who have been conducting transactions at Dong A Bank – Hue branch. Samples are selected by using the systematic random sampling method. Structural equation modelling (SEM) is used to test the hypothesized relationships. The findings indicate that six out of eight tested relationships are supported. Perceived usefulness (PU) and Perceived ease of use (PEU) are the most critical factors affecting customers’ Attitude (AT). Attitude also has a direct and positive correlation to customers’ acceptance Intention (IN). Notably, Personal characteristics (PC) and Risk perception (RP) are the two most influential factors affecting Perceived usefulness. And, the Perceived ease of use factor is only affected by customers’ Self-command (SC). In general, this study contributes to enriching the existing knowledge of blockchain adoption in banks and helps banks figure out an efficient way to adopt blockchain technology.Keywords: customers’ acceptance, blockchain adoption, Dong A Bank, Hue branch

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Risk of Fear and Anxiety in Utilising Health App Surveillance Due to COVID-19: Gender Differences Analysis

Risks ◽

10.3390/risks9100179 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 179

Author(s):

Adi Alsyouf ◽

Ra’ed Masa’deh ◽

Moteb Albugami ◽

Mohammad Al-Bsheish ◽

Abdalwali Lutfi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Technology Acceptance ◽

Mobile Health ◽

Group Analysis ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychological Determinants ◽

Study Results

Although technology trends and acceptance have been considered crucial topics, limited research has examined stress-specific factors such as health anxiety in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic based on people’s attitudes toward a mobile health app using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Accordingly, this study primarily highlights the psychological determinants stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic that affect the usage of a mobile health app. The study followed a cross-sectional design and adopted a snowball sampling technique to collect the data. The findings showed a significant association between perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and event-related fear and Tabaud App intention. The relationships between Tabaud App intention and COVID-19 anxiety on Tabaud App usage were also revealed. The study found a significant association between perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. Additionally, the multi-group analysis showed that only two paths related to Tabaud App intention, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, differed significantly between males and females. Additionally, women experienced anxiety disorders more than men. The study contributes to the previous knowledge on the field by examining the psychological determinants resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic that influence using a mobile health app, namely, event-related fear and COVID-19 anxiety. The study results may help governments, health policymakers, and health organisations in Saudi Arabia contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Understanding the Continued Usage Intention of Educators toward an e-Learning System

Adoption of Virtual Technologies for Business, Educational, and Governmental Advancements ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2053-7.ch015 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 180-195

Author(s):

A.K.M. Najmul Islam

Keyword(s):

Behavioral Control ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Learning System ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Continuance Intention ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

E Learning ◽

Faculty Educators

The tremendous development of technologies over recent decades has offered many e-learning systems to faculty educators to support teaching. The advantage of using such systems in connection with on-site courses is that it increases flexibility in teaching/learning by making resources available online. However, there is little empirical evidence to suggest which factors shape educators’ continuance intention to use such systems. This study builds a model, based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology to identify the factors. The model was tested among university educators who use the popular e-learning system, Moodle. The results suggest that the continuance intention is driven by perceived usefulness and access. Perceived ease of use, perceived behavioral control, compatibility, and social influence do not have a significant direct impact on continuance intention, although perceived ease of use and compatibility significantly affect perceived usefulness. Taken together, the core determinants of the continuance intention explained around 70% of the total variance in intention in this study.

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Exploring Barriers Affecting the Acceptance of Mobile Commerce

Securing Transactions and Payment Systems for M-Commerce - Advances in E-Business Research ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-0236-4.ch012 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 234-250 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Priyanka Gupta

Keyword(s):

Mobile Devices ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Mobile Payment ◽

Full Potential ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Limited Bandwidth ◽

And Gender ◽

Wireless Infrastructure

With the continuous increase in numbers of users of mobile devices, the adoption of M-commerce is still far from reaching its full potential. There are various barriers that hinder the proliferation of m-commerce such as mobile devices inefficiency, lack of consumer's trust, incompatible networks, poor network coverage, limited bandwidth, low speed, lack of security & privacy, high cost of handsets and cost of establishing the necessary wireless infrastructure and lack of awareness. Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and gender differences were other influential factors in m-commerce. Recently, Mobile Payment (m-payment) is a promising and exciting domain that has been rapidly developing. However, Consumer adoption of mobile payment (m-payment) solutions is low compared to the acceptance of traditional forms of payments. The chapter discusses these above m-commerce's barriers in details.

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Explaining the Use of Social Network Sites as Seen by Older Adults: The Enjoyment Component of a Hedonic Information System

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16101673 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (10) ◽

pp. 1673 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Patricio Ramírez-Correa ◽

Elizabeth E. Grandón ◽

Muriel Ramírez-Santana ◽

Leonard Belmar Órdenes

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Social Network ◽

Explanatory Power ◽

Social Network Sites ◽

Theoretical Explanation ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Perceived Enjoyment

Previous studies suggest that older adults are living increasingly alone and without the company of their close relatives, which cause them depression problems and a detriment to their health and general wellbeing. The use of social network sites (SNS) allows them to reduce their isolation, improve their social participation, and increase their autonomy. Although the adoption of various information technologies by older adults has been studied, some assumptions still predominate, for example, that older adults use SNS only for utilitarian purposes. However, considering SNS as hedonic information systems, and in order to extend the theoretical explanation of the intention to use hedonic systems to their actual use, this study aims to determine the influence of perceived enjoyment, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use on the use of SNS by elders in Concepción, Chile. Two hundred fifty-three older adults participated in the cross-sectional study. The results indicate that perceived ease of use is the variable that has the greatest total effect in explaining the use of SNS and that by adding the perceived enjoyment construct, the explanatory power of the model increases significantly. Therefore, advancement in user acceptance models, especially in the use of SNS by elders, can be made by focusing on the type of system, hedonic or utilitarian.

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Understanding the Continued Usage Intention of Educators toward an e-Learning System

International Journal of E-Adoption ◽

10.4018/jea.2011040106 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 54-69 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

A.K.M. Najmul Islam

Keyword(s):

Behavioral Control ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Learning System ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Continuance Intention ◽

E Learning ◽

Faculty Educators ◽

Teaching Learning

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Influential Factors and User Behavior of Mobile Reading

Journal of Intelligent Systems ◽

10.1515/jisys-2014-0120 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 223-234 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yi Zhou ◽

Jianliang Wei ◽

Fei Meng ◽

Fen Jiang

Keyword(s):

Technology Acceptance ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Mobile Internet ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Critical Ratio ◽

Path Coefficient ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Significance Level ◽

The Impact

AbstractWith the popularization of mobile Internet and smart terminals, mobile reading with diversity and mobility has become a hot issue in the industry and academia. This article comes up with a hypothetical model of mobile reading user acceptance behavior based on the technology acceptance model and unified theory of acceptance and use of technology and conducts an analysis of the reliability and validity of questionnaire data. Based on this, the model fitness is analyzed as well as the path hypotheses testing. We find that user-perceived ease of use greatly influences perceived usefulness (path coefficient=0.841), and user attitude (path coefficient=0.860) and behavioral intention (path coefficient=0.154) are significantly impacted by perceived usefulness. The impact of social influence on user attitude toward using mobile reading is significant (path coefficient=0.341), but the influence of perceived payment is not obvious. The moderating effect of living habit is not obvious because the absolute value of the critical ratio is under 2.58 with a significance level of 0.01.

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