Paper Info
Title
Understanding The Emergence Of Wearable Devices As Next-Generation Tools For Health Communication
Abstract
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify motivational factors for using wearable healthcare devices and examine the process by which these factors are integrated with the technology acceptance model (TAM) and contribute to the adoption of the devices.Design/methodology/approach - An online survey assessed the proposed motivational factors for the adoption of wearable healthcare devices. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted on collected data (n = 877) to demonstrate the reliability and validity of the measurement and structural model.Findings - Perceived control and interactivity of wearable healthcare devices as well as users' innovative tendencies are positively associated with usage intention, while perceived cost has no significant effects on user intention to use the devices. The results also supported the explanatory strength and predictability of TAM.Originality/value - Although the promising role of wearable devices in healthcare industries has gained much consumer attention, limited empirical investigations have been conducted on explicating how user attitude and usage intention are shaped regarding the devices. This study serves as one of the first attempts to empirically examine the adoption process, with implications for the future usage of wearable technology in the healthcare context.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1108/ITP-04-2015-0096
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & PEOPLE
Keywords
Field
DocType
Health communication, Technology acceptance model, Wearable device
Health care,Interactivity,Structural equation modeling,Wearable computer,Confirmatory factor analysis,Technology acceptance model,Knowledge management,Engineering,Wearable technology,Health communication
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
29
4
0959-3845
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.34
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Eunil Park125425.91
Ki Joon Kim214114.12
Sang Jib Kwon3102.17