Building Trust in Wearables for Health Behavior

Sharma, M. L.; Biros, David P.

doi:10.17705/3jmwa.000051

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“…In times of pandemic, these traits are advantageous. Along with tracking steps and heart rate, the innovative gamification function has made health monitoring more enjoyable; users enjoy accumulating and competing for badges (Sharma and Biros 2019 ). Thus, this research presumes the following:…”

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Assessing the older population acceptance of healthcare wearable in a developing Country: an extended PMT model

Khan

2023

J. of Data, Inf. and Manag.

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Wearable healthcare devices (HWDs) got prominence, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aiming to know the proliferation of the HWDS, this study tries to evaluate the intentions of the old-age population to use the devices. To this end, the protection motivation theory (PMT) coupled with health information accuracy, perceived novelty, perceived ease of use, hedonic motivation, health anxiety, and health consciousness were investigated as predictors of HWDs among senior Pakistani citizens. A total of 310 participants who knew how the smartwatches could be used as a health monitoring device, were surveyed to empirically test the model. The required data were then analyzed using structural equation modeling. The findings reveal that the protective, utilitarian, and personal attributes of HWDs play a significant role in choosing the HWDs. While addressing their healthcare issues, senior citizens are highly receptive to perceived usefulness, accurate information accuracy, self-efficacy, perceived severity, health consciousness, and perceived vulnerability during COVID-19. These factors have a positive impact on their willingness to use HWDs. The study educates healthcare management and users to focus on the determining factors that can enhance the use of HWDs.

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