Researching COVID-19 tracing app acceptance: incorporating theory from the technological acceptance model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The expansion of the coronavirus pandemic and the extraordinary confinement measures imposed by governments have caused an unprecedented intense and rapid contraction of the global economy. In order to revive the economy, people must be able to move safely, which means that governments must be able to quickly detect positive cases and track their potential contacts. Different alternatives have been suggested for carrying out this tracking process, one of which uses a mobile APP which has already been shown to be an effective method in some countries.

Objective

Use an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) model to investigate whether citizens would be willing to accept and adopt a mobile application that indicates if they have been in contact with people infec

SUBMITTER: Velicia-Martin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7924669 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature