Keep Using My Health Apps: Discover Users' Perception of Health and Fitness Apps with the UTAUT2 Model

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 735-741

  Yuan, Shupei ^a   Ma, Wenjuan ^a   Kanthawala, Shaheen ^a   Peng, Wei ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

e health; Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology; health and fitness applications; mobile applications; mobile health; technology acceptance

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; MHEALTH; USER EXPERIENCE;

FACILITATING CONDITIONS; HEALTH AND FITNESS APPS; HEALTH PROFESSIONS; HEDONIC MOTIVATIONS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE; UNIFIED THEORY OF ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY; USERS' PERCEPTION;

HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MICHIGAN; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84940640509     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0148     Document Type: Article

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