The perception and intention to adopt female-focused healthcare applications (FHA): A comparison between healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 248-258

  Lishan, Xue ^a   Chiuan, Yen Ching ^a   Choolani, Mahesh ^b   Chuan, Chan Hock ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Female users; Innovative healthcare applications; Technology acceptance model; User acceptance

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC DATUM; DESIGN IMPLICATIONS; FEMALE USERS; HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGIES; HEALTHCARE WORKERS; INNOVATIVE HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL DEVICES; PERSONAL DEVICES; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUANTITATIVE METHODS; R SQUARES; RESPONSE RATES; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STATUS; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; UNIVERSITY LEVELS; USER ACCEPTANCE; USER GROUPS;

APPLICATIONS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY;

GROUP TECHNOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 60949110328     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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