Using a modified technology acceptance model to evaluate healthcare professionals' adoption of a new telemonitoring system.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the factors that could influence the decision of healthcare professionals to use a telemonitoring system.

Materials and methods

A questionnaire, based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), was developed. A panel of experts in technology assessment evaluated the face and content validity of the instrument. Two hundred and thirty-four questionnaires were distributed among nurses and doctors of the cardiology, pulmonology, and internal medicine departments of a tertiary hospital. Cronbach alpha was calculated to measure the internal consistency of the questionnaire items. Construct validity was evaluated using interitem correlation analysis. Logistic regression analysis was performed to test the theoretical model. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and their 95

SUBMITTER: Gagnon MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3270047 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature