Understanding the Antecedents of Patient Self-management Behavior in Online Health Communities: An Application of the UTAUT Model

Pei Wu () and Runtong Zhang ()
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Pei Wu: Beijing Jiaotong University
Runtong Zhang: Beijing Jiaotong University

A chapter in LISS 2022, 2023, pp 31-44 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Online health communities have emerged with the development of information and communication technology. Patients with chronic diseases can consult doctors in OHCs to achieve more efficient self-management. This study aims to explore the effects of OHCs acceptance on patient self-management based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. We conducted an online questionnaire survey of patients who have participated in OHCs and used partial least squares to analyze the data collected. The results show that performance expectancy and social influence positively affect patients’ continuous intention and health self-management behavior in OHCs. Moreover, the continuous intention has positively affected self-management behavior. However, effort expectancy has no significant positive effects on continuous intention and self-management behavior. Finally, the implications of theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Keywords: Performance expectancy; Effort expectancy; Social influence; Patient self-management behavior; UTAUT model; Online health communities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-2625-1_3

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