With the advent of personal health records and other patient-focused health technologies, there is a growing need to better understand factors that contribute to acceptance and use of such innovations. In this study, we employed the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology as the basis for determining what predicts patients' acceptance (measured by behavioral intention) and perceived effective use of a web-based, interactive self-management innovation among home care [...]
Author(s): Or, Calvin K L, Karsh, Ben-Tzion, Severtson, Dolores J, Burke, Laura J, Brown, Roger L, Brennan, Patricia Flatley
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2010.007336