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Factors Affecting Intention to Use Smartphone Healthcare Applications

스마트폰 헬스케어 어플리케이션 수용의도에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Received : 2017.03.07
  • Accepted : 2017.04.07
  • Published : 2017.04.30
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Abstract

This was a descriptive survey to determine the intention of users to use smartphone healthcare applications (SHAs) and to clarify factors that may influence such intention. The data were collected during the month of April in 2015, using a structured self-report questionnaire that was distributed to 300 participants aged 20 to 70 years; 285 complete copies were used for the final analysis. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression. First, according to the results, the average intention to use SHAs was 3.28 out of 5, which varied according to age, final education, economy level, vacation, current disease, total period of smartphone use, and etc. Second, significant correlations were shown by exercise behavior, dietary management behavior, stress management, satisfaction with smartphone use, and satisfaction with using SHAs. Third, the explanatory power of the predictive model involving all general, health-related, smartphone use-related, and SHA use-related factors was 45.5%; and the economic level, interest, status, and awareness satisfaction of patients using SHA were identified to be the main influential factors. The results indicate that SHA developers need to put efforts into improving consumers' app recognition and to develop plans in provoking consumers' interests to increase the use of SHAs.

본 연구는 스마트폰 헬스케어 어플리케이션의 수용의도와 이에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하기 위해 시행된 서술적 조사연구이다. 본 연구에서는 2015년 4월 자가보고식 설문지를 이용하여 20~70대 300명을 대상으로 자료를 수집하였으며, 최종적으로 285명의 자료가 기술통계, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, hierarchical multiple regression를 이용하여 분석되었다. 연구 결과, 헬스케어 어플리케이션의 수용의도는 점수가능범위 1~5점 중 3.28점이었으며, 연령, 교육 및 경제 수준, 직업 및 질병 여부, 스마트폰 사용 기간 등에 따라 차이가 있었고, 운동실천 정도, 식이 및 스트레스 관리 정도, 스마트폰 및 헬스케어 어플리케이션 사용 만족 정도에 따라 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. 그리고 연구대상자의 일반적 및 건강관련 특성, 스마트폰 및 헬스케어 어플리케이션 사용 관련요인은 헬스케어 어플리케이션에 대한 수용의도를 45.5% 설명하였으며, 특히 경제수준, 헬스케어 어플리케이션에 대한 인지 만족도와 관심 여부가 수용의도에 영향을 미치는 주요 요인으로 확인되었다. 이 연구 결과를 바탕으로 스마트폰 헬스케어 어플리케이션 개발 시 스마트폰 어플리케이션에 대한 사용자의 인지 수준을 높이고 흥미를 이끌어 낼 수 있는 다양한 전략들을 함께 개발 및 적용할 것을 제언하는 바이다.

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