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Factors Influencing Physicians' Acceptance of e-Health in Developing Country: An Empirical Study

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  • Md. Rakibul Hoque

    (University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

  • Adnan Albar

    (Department of Information Systems, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)

  • Jahangir Alam

    (Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT), Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Abstract

E-Health is one of the solutions to provide better access for patients and physician to healthcare facilities. In developing countries, e-Health is particularly important due to a shortage of physician and medical workers. Although most physicians in developing countries like Bangladesh acknowledge the benefits of e-Health, low adoption is not uncommon. The objective of this study is to identify the critical factors affecting e-Health adoption among physicians in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional survey questionnaire method was used for this study. The structural equation modeling (SEM) with the partial least square (PLS) approach was used to analyze the data. The study found that Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence and Personal Innovativeness had a significant impact on the behavioral intention to use e-Health, while Facilitating Conditions had no significant effect. The findings of this study will facilitate the degree of more acceptance of new technology by the physicians for their own betterment.

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  • Md. Rakibul Hoque & Adnan Albar & Jahangir Alam, 2016. "Factors Influencing Physicians' Acceptance of e-Health in Developing Country: An Empirical Study," International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI), IGI Global, vol. 11(1), pages 58-70, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jhisi0:v:11:y:2016:i:1:p:58-70
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    1. Dongxiao Gu & Salman Khan & Ikram Ullah Khan & Safeer Ullah Khan & Yi Xie & Xingguo Li & Gongrang Zhang, 2021. "Assessing the Adoption of e-Health Technology in a Developing Country: An Extension of the UTAUT Model," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(3), pages 21582440211, August.
    2. Jianxun, Chu & Arkorful, Vincent Ekow & Shuliang, Zhao, 2021. "Electronic health records adoption: Do institutional pressures and organizational culture matter?," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 65(C).

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