Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application (JITTA)
Abstract
Preventive healthcare services require consumers to coordinate and manage several healthcare activities with multiple service providers. In this paper, we explore the adoption and use of a patient-centered e-health system for managing personal healthcare requirements. Specifically, using the patient-centered e-health (PCEH) framework, we analyzed the data we collected from a qualitative study of consumers who participated in a preventive care program called the Health Enhancement Program (HEP) in Connecticut in the United States and the accompanying e-health service the program offered. Data from the interviews of 15 participants revealed that users found several challenges in adopting and using the e-health system when examined in the context of their lifestyle even though the system had a patient-centric design. These findings provide implications for designing and assessing patient-centered e-health to ensure that users effectively adopt and continue to use them and insights for expanding PCEH theory and practice.
Recommended Citation
Grandhi, Sukeshini Grandhi A. and Osatuyi, Babajide
(2018)
"If You Build It, Will They Use It? Challenges in Adoption and Use of Patient-centered E-health,"
Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application (JITTA): Vol. 19:
Iss.
4, Article 5.
Available at:
https://aisel.aisnet.org/jitta/vol19/iss4/5