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PubMed: 36900918 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20053907
Understanding Post-Adoption Behavioral Intentions of Mobile Health Service Users: An Empirical Study during COVID-19.
Int J Environ Res Public Health 20(5)
Authors: Yanmei Jiang, Antonio K W Lau
Affiliations
- The School of Business, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China. Key Laboratory of Multidisciplinary Management and Control of Complex Systems of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China.
- The School of Management, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
This study aims to understand the post-adoption behaviors of mobile health (m-Health) service users during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on the stimulus-organism-response framework, we examined the effects of user personality traits, doctor characteristics, and perceived risks on user continuance intentions and positive word of mouth (WOM) when using m-Health, as mediated by cognitive and emotional trust. The empirical data were collected via an online survey questionnaire from 621 m-Health service users in China and were verified with partial least squares structural equation modeling. The results showed that personal traits and doctor characteristics were positively associated and the perceived risks were negatively associated with both cognitive and emotional trust. Both cognitive and emotional trust significantly influenced users' post-adoption behavioral intentions in terms of continuance intentions and positive WOM, with different magnitudes. This study provides new insights for the promotion of the sustainable development of m-Health businesses after or during the pandemic.
MeSH
Risk, Health Services, Environmental Exposure, Trust, Pandemics, Covid-19