Sociotechnical Drivers and Barriers in the Consumer Adoption of Personal Health Records: Empirical Investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasingly popular in the health care domain, electronic personal health records (PHRs) have the potential to foster engagement toward improving health outcomes, achieving efficiencies in care, and reducing costs. Despite the touted benefits of PHRs, their uptake is lackluster, with low adoption rates.

Objective

This paper reports findings from an empirical investigation of the sociotechnical factors affecting the adoption of PHRs.

Methods

A research model comprising personal and technological determinants of PHR adoption was developed and validated in this study. Demographic, technographic, and psychographic data pertaining to the use of PHRs were collected through a web-based questionnaire for past, current, and potential users. Partial least squares-ba

SUBMITTER: Ruhi U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8501412 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature