Examining individuals' adoption of healthcare wearable devices: An empirical study from privacy calculus perspective

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 88, Issue , 2016, Pages 8-17

  Li, He ^a,b   Wu, Jing ^b   Gao, Yiwen ^b   Shi, Yao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Adoption; Healthcare; Privacy calculus; Wearable devices

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS;

ADOPTION; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; LEGISLATIVE PROTECTION; PERSONAL INNOVATIVENESS; RISK-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; WEARABLE DEVICES;

WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; WEARABLE DEVICE; ADULT; CONFIDENTIALITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERCEPTION; PRIVACY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84958162034     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.12.010     Document Type: Article

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