| dc.description.abstract | Context: In recent years, the demand for wearable devices in Vietnam has risen, and the
number of potential customers is mainly due to the potential of improving healthcare
efficiency and reducing healthcare costs. Unlike pioneering studies on healthcare wearable
devices from a technical perspective, this paper explores the predictors of individuals'
adoption of healthcare wearable devices.
Aim: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors associated with
consumer's intention to adopt wearable devices in healthcare and to examine the
moderating effect of those elements on consumer's adoption intention.
Method: A research model with 6 hypothesizes was derived based on the technology
acceptance model (TAM), unified theory of acceptance and use of technology 2
(UTAUT2), and Health Information Technology (HIT). The integrated model and the
hypotheses were tested using data collected from a quantitative questionnaire survey in Ho
Chi Minh City. 257 final responses were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural
Equation Modelling in smartPLS software package.
Results: This study reveals several main findings: consumer's decision to adopt healthcare
wearable technology is positively affected by factors from perceived usefulness, perceived
enjoyment, and social influence, while the effect of perceived privacy risk to adoption
intention is negative. Moreover, perceived ease of use and health information accuracy
affect behavioral intention indirectly through perceived usefulness. | en_US |
