The impact of post-adoption beliefs on the continued use of health apps

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 87, Issue , 2016, Pages 75-83

  Cho, Jaehee ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Continuance intention; Health apps; Post acceptance model (PAM); Technology acceptance model (TAM)

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FACTOR ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMARTPHONES;

ACCEPTANCE MODELS; CONTINUANCE INTENTIONS; EMOTIONAL FACTORS; MICRO MECHANISMS; PERCEIVED EASE OF USE; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; POST-ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL;

HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KOREAN (PEOPLE); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOBILE APPLICATION; MODEL; PATH ANALYSIS; POST ACCEPTANCE MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SMARTPHONE; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION SEEKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; TELEMEDICINE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER LITERACY; FEMALE; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICIANS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84958794100     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.12.016     Document Type: Article

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