An empirical study of adopting mobile healthcare service: The family's perspective on the healthcare needs of their elderly members

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-48

  Jen, Wen Yuan ^a   Hung, Ming Chien ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NANHUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging people; Mobile healthcare service; Technology acceptance model; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL INTENTION; ELDERLY PEOPLE; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FINANCIAL PROBLEMS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; INDIRECT EFFECTS; LONG TERM CARE; MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONS; MEDICAL PRACTITIONER; MOBILE HEALTH CARE; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES ANALYSIS; PERCEIVED EASE-OF-USE; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; PLS MODELS; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS; TECHNOLOGY;

HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 76349105723     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2009.0093     Document Type: Article

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