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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2013.14.11.5698

A Study of Factors Influencing the Intention of University Students to Accept Healthcare Information Technology Services  

Chung, Young-Soon (Department of Nursing, Kyeongju University)
Han, Hyun-Mi (College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.14, no.11, 2013 , pp. 5698-5706 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study presents research into the patterns that affect the understanding and acceptance of healthcare management systems as part of a healthcare information technology infrastructure targeted at university students. The participants were 623 university students in D city and K province. This study employed a descriptive and correlational cross-sectional survey and made use of the ubiquitous healthcare management services measurement scale. 48.5% of respondents had accessed healthcare-related information on the Internet. Among the independent variables of general characteristics related to perceived susceptibility was found to have adj $R^2$ of 11% while the other dependent factors reported much lower between 0.5 to 4.7%. Female respondents, medical-related majors, self-efficacy, and intention to use had significant positive effects while health beliefs and concern had a significant negative effect on the intentional acceptance of healthcare information technology systems.
Keywords
Health Information Technology; U-Health Care; Wellness;
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