Paper Info
Title
Different Perspectives on Technology Acceptance: The Role of Technology Type and Age
Abstract
Although eHealth technologies offer an enormous potential to improve healthcare, the knowledge about key determinants of acceptance for eHealth technology is restricted. While the underlying technology of eHealth technologies and Information and Communication technology (ICT) is quite similar, utilization contexts and using motives are quite different. In order to explore the role of technology type on acceptance, we contrasted central application characteristics of both technology types using the scenario technique. A questionnaire was administered (n = 104) measuring individual variables (age, gender) and attitudes regarding an eHealth application (blood sugar meter) in contrast to an ICT device (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA). Older users basically approved the utilization of health-related technologies and perceived lower usability barriers. In addition, we identified main utilization motives of eHealth technology and technology-specific acceptance patterns, especially regarding issues of data safety in the eHealth context. Effects of age and gender in acceptance ratings suggest a differential perspective on eHealth acceptance. Finally, practical interventions were derived in order to support eHealth device design and to promote acceptance of eHealth technology.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1007/978-3-642-10308-7_2
USAB
Keywords
Field
DocType
different perspectives,ehealth application,ehealth technology,technology type,ehealth device design,ehealth acceptance,health-related technology,underlying technology,communication technology,ehealth context,technology acceptance,acceptance rating,ict,usability,information and communication technology,technology,ehealth,context effect,age
Health care,Psychological intervention,Usability,Knowledge management,eHealth,Information and Communications Technology,Metre (music),Engineering
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
5889
0302-9743
38
PageRank 
References 
Authors
2.49
14
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Katrin Arning125120.57
Martina Ziefle21176135.05