Users' acceptance of electronic patient portals in Lebanon.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Acceptance of Electronic patient portal (EPP) is instrumental for its success. Studies on users' acceptance in the Middle East region are scarce. This study aims to use the TAM as a framework to quantitatively describe potential users, diabetic and chronic high blood pressure patients and their providers, intention to use and factors influencing the intention to use EPP at AUBMC-FMC We concurrently test the internal construct validity and the reliability of the TAM. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey design and the vignette approach were used. For validation, we needed a minimum of 180 patients; all 35 attending physicians and 11 registered nurses were targeted. We used descriptive statistics to calculate the intention to use EPP and its determinants based on the TAM constructs. E

SUBMITTER: Honein-AbouHaidar GN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7027116 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature