期刊
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
卷 70, 期 8, 页码 2903-2919出版社
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2022.3187792
关键词
Older adults; Medical services; Aging; Interviews; Behavioral sciences; Sociology; Technological innovation; Digital healthcare platforms; elderly patients; mHealth; postadoption; technology acceptance model; usage
Digital healthcare platforms have enabled patients to receive healthcare in new ways. This article investigates behavioral differences between older and younger primary care users on digital healthcare platforms and finds significant variations in their usage patterns.
Digital healthcare platforms have enabled patients to receive healthcare in ways that were impossible previously-for example, by providing a safer way to meet, as underscored by the Covid-19 pandemic. This article investigates whether older and younger primary care users display behavioral differences on digital healthcare platforms. The article adopts a mixed-method approach in which one-way ANOVA analysis on a sample of 152 000 patient journeys was combined with qualitative interview data. The findings highlight significant differences in usage between elderly and younger patients. The elderly spends more time during use-for example, during anamnesis, onboarding, and in queues. We also outline how the key antecedent factors that are most central to platform usage, such as perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, digital maturity, and trust, play out in the elderly user context. The study contributes to the nascent literature on digital healthcare platforms and the postadoption usage of information and communication technologies by the elderly. The article also outlines research implications in the area of DHPs and mHealth for elderly users, and it discusses the practical implications for both platform owners and healthcare professionals, where platform design and information management are particularly important for elderly users.
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