Acceptance towards digital health interventions - Model validation and further development of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology.

ABSTRACT: Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMI) offer an effective way to complement health care. Acceptance of IMI, a key facilitator of their implementation in routine care, is often low. Based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), this study validates and adapts the UTAUT to digital health care. Following a systematic literature search, 10 UTAUT-grounded original studies (N = 1588) assessing patients' and health professionals' acceptance of IMI for different somatic and mental health conditions were included. All included studies assessed Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence, Facilitating Conditions and acceptance as well as age, gender, internet experience, and internet anxiety via self-report questionnaires. For the model valid

SUBMITTER: Philippi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8463857 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature