Attitudes towards digital health technology for the care of people with chronic kidney disease: A technology acceptance model exploration.
<h4>Background</h4>Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a long-term condition and a major health problem, which affects over 3.5 million adults in the UK. Use of digital technology has been proposed as a means of improving patient management. It is important to understand the factors that aff...
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a long-term condition and a major health problem, which affects over 3.5 million adults in the UK. Use of digital technology has been proposed as a means of improving patient management. It is important to understand the factors that affect the acceptability of this technology to people living with chronic kidney disease. This study used the Technology Acceptance Model 3 (TAM) to investigate whether perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness could predict intention behaviour. It then investigated if intention to use digital technology predicted actual use.<h4>Methodology</h4>This was a cross-sectional study whereby the TAM3 questionnaire was sent online to people known to have chronic kidney disease via Kidney Care UK. The characteristics of the respondents (age, sex, CKD stage) were recorded.<h4>Principal findings</h4>The questionnaire was sent to 12,399 people, of which 229 (39% drop out) completed it. The respondents' age ranged from 24-90 years and 45% (n = 102) were male. Thirty-five percent of participants had advanced kidney care, 33% (n = 76) had kidney transplant and 22% (n = 51) had CKD. A multiple regression analysis showed a perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of the technology predicted behaviour intention to use digital health technology. Behaviour intention did not significantly predict actual use behaviour.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use are important factors in determining the intention of people with CKD to use digital healthcare. However, a gap exists between this intention and readiness to actually use the technology. This needs to be overcome if digital healthcare is to gain future traction in the clinical scenario. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-68244bec660f42b396131e6cd20ec8fc2025-08-20T01:58:05ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLOS Digital Health2767-31702024-10-01310e000061410.1371/journal.pdig.0000614Attitudes towards digital health technology for the care of people with chronic kidney disease: A technology acceptance model exploration.Daphne KaklamanouLe NguyenMiznah Al-AbbadeyNick SangalaRobert Lewis<h4>Background</h4>Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a long-term condition and a major health problem, which affects over 3.5 million adults in the UK. Use of digital technology has been proposed as a means of improving patient management. It is important to understand the factors that affect the acceptability of this technology to people living with chronic kidney disease. This study used the Technology Acceptance Model 3 (TAM) to investigate whether perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness could predict intention behaviour. It then investigated if intention to use digital technology predicted actual use.<h4>Methodology</h4>This was a cross-sectional study whereby the TAM3 questionnaire was sent online to people known to have chronic kidney disease via Kidney Care UK. The characteristics of the respondents (age, sex, CKD stage) were recorded.<h4>Principal findings</h4>The questionnaire was sent to 12,399 people, of which 229 (39% drop out) completed it. The respondents' age ranged from 24-90 years and 45% (n = 102) were male. Thirty-five percent of participants had advanced kidney care, 33% (n = 76) had kidney transplant and 22% (n = 51) had CKD. A multiple regression analysis showed a perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of the technology predicted behaviour intention to use digital health technology. Behaviour intention did not significantly predict actual use behaviour.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use are important factors in determining the intention of people with CKD to use digital healthcare. However, a gap exists between this intention and readiness to actually use the technology. This needs to be overcome if digital healthcare is to gain future traction in the clinical scenario.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000614 |
| spellingShingle | Daphne Kaklamanou Le Nguyen Miznah Al-Abbadey Nick Sangala Robert Lewis Attitudes towards digital health technology for the care of people with chronic kidney disease: A technology acceptance model exploration. PLOS Digital Health |
| title | Attitudes towards digital health technology for the care of people with chronic kidney disease: A technology acceptance model exploration. |
| title_full | Attitudes towards digital health technology for the care of people with chronic kidney disease: A technology acceptance model exploration. |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes towards digital health technology for the care of people with chronic kidney disease: A technology acceptance model exploration. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes towards digital health technology for the care of people with chronic kidney disease: A technology acceptance model exploration. |
| title_short | Attitudes towards digital health technology for the care of people with chronic kidney disease: A technology acceptance model exploration. |
| title_sort | attitudes towards digital health technology for the care of people with chronic kidney disease a technology acceptance model exploration |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000614 |
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