Which are the vital factors of mobile personal health records applications that promote continued usage? A perspective on technology fit and social capital.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

With the widespread use of mobile devices and the rapid development of mobile networks, connecting mobile personal health record (mPHR) apps to wearable devices to collect personal health data for analysis and community activities has become a trend for health promotion. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the vital factors that impact the sustained usage of mPHR apps.

Objective

In this study, we identified social lock-in as a major research gap in the current era of social media and the Internet. Therefore, to explore the effects of mPHR apps on continued app usage intention, we combined technology fit (individual-technology, synchronicity-technology, and task-technology fit) and social capital (structural, relational, and cognitive capital) to develop

SUBMITTER: Liu YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262675 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature