Using diffusion of innovation theory to understand the factors impacting patient acceptance and use of consumer e-health innovations: A case study in a primary care clinic Healthcare needs and demand

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Xiaojun ^a   Yu, Ping ^a   Yan, Jun ^a   Ton A M Spil, Ir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumer e health; Diffusion of Innovation Theory; E appointment scheduling; Internet; Online appointment service; Patient access

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927134535     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0726-2     Document Type: Article

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