Patients’ Attitudes Toward Apps for Management of a Chronic Disease

Paul Alpar () and Thomas Driebe ()
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Paul Alpar: Philipps-University of Marburg
Thomas Driebe: Philipps-University of Marburg

A chapter in Innovation Through Information Systems, 2021, pp 22-37 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract We model the intention of patients to use a telehealth app for the management of a chronic disease. Our model integrates the health belief model with a model of information technology acceptance to reflect the technology- and health-related parts of the intention. The intention of non-using patients to use the app is influenced by their hedonic motivation and social influence. An analysis of sub-groups reveals deeper insights: Patients without access to the app would use it based on the expected performance and their self-efficacy. Patients who do not use the app despite having access to it would use it if influenced by their social environment and if they perceive their disease to be severe. A third group does not even know whether they can use the app. The results show that proper education of patients and people influencing them is necessary even in the case of chronic diseases.

Keywords: Chronic disease management; M-Health; Telehealth; Technology adoption; Patient behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86790-4_2

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