Ready for eHealth? Health Professionals' Acceptance and Adoption of eHealth Interventions in Inpatient Routine Care

Autoren

Severin Hennemann
Manfred E Beutel
Rüdiger Zwerenz

DOI

10.1080/10810730.2017.1284286

eISSN

1087-0415

ISSN

1081-0730

Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung

3

Zeitschrift

Journal of Health Communication

Sprache

en

Online publication date

2017

Paginierung

274 - 284

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2017

Status

Published

Herausgeber

Informa UK Limited

Herausgeber URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2017.1284286

Datum der Datenerfassung

2017

Titel

Ready for eHealth? Health Professionals’ Acceptance and Adoption of eHealth Interventions in Inpatient Routine Care

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

22

Datenquelle: Crossref

Abstract

eHealth interventions can be effective in treating health problems. However, adoption in inpatient routine care seems limited. The present study therefore aimed to investigate barriers and facilitators to acceptance of eHealth interventions and of online aftercare in particular in health professionals of inpatient treatment. A total of 152 out of 287 health professionals of various professional groups in four inpatient rehabilitation facilities filled out a self-administered web-based questionnaire (response rate: 53%); 128 individuals were eligible for further data analysis. Acceptance and possible predictors were investigated with a complex research model based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Acceptance of eHealth interventions was rather low (M = 2.47, SD = 0.98); however, acceptance of online aftercare was moderate (M = 3.08, SD = 0.96, t(127) = 8.22, p < .001), and eHealth literacy was elevated. Social influence, performance expectancy, and treatment-related internet and mobile use significantly predicted overall acceptance. No differences were found between professional and age groups. Although acceptance of eHealth interventions was limited in health professionals of inpatient treatment, moderate acceptance of online aftercare for work-related stress implies a basis for future implementation. Tailored eHealth education addressing misconceptions about inferiority and incongruity with conventional treatment considering the systemic aspect of acceptance formation are needed.

Addresses

a Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy , University Medical Center , Mainz , Germany.

Autoren

Severin Hennemann
Manfred E Beutel
Rüdiger Zwerenz

DOI

10.1080/10810730.2017.1284286

eISSN

1087-0415

Externe Identifier

PubMed Identifier: 28248626

Funding acknowledgements

Illa and Werner Zarnekow Foundation: T225-22.771

Open access

false

ISSN

1081-0730

Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung

3

Zeitschrift

Journal of health communication

Schlüsselwörter

Humans
Hospitalization
Health Care Surveys
Cross-Sectional Studies
Telemedicine
Adult
Middle Aged
Health Personnel
Female
Male
Young Adult

Sprache

eng

Medium

Print-Electronic

Online publication date

2017

Paginierung

274 - 284

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2017

Status

Published

Datum der Datenerfassung

2017

Titel

Ready for eHealth? Health Professionals' Acceptance and Adoption of eHealth Interventions in Inpatient Routine Care.

Sub types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal Article

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

22

Datenquelle: Europe PubMed Central

Abstract

eHealth interventions can be effective in treating health problems. However, adoption in inpatient routine care seems limited. The present study therefore aimed to investigate barriers and facilitators to acceptance of eHealth interventions and of online aftercare in particular in health professionals of inpatient treatment. A total of 152 out of 287 health professionals of various professional groups in four inpatient rehabilitation facilities filled out a self-administered web-based questionnaire (response rate: 53%); 128 individuals were eligible for further data analysis. Acceptance and possible predictors were investigated with a complex research model based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Acceptance of eHealth interventions was rather low (M = 2.47, SD = 0.98); however, acceptance of online aftercare was moderate (M = 3.08, SD = 0.96, t(127) = 8.22, p < .001), and eHealth literacy was elevated. Social influence, performance expectancy, and treatment-related internet and mobile use significantly predicted overall acceptance. No differences were found between professional and age groups. Although acceptance of eHealth interventions was limited in health professionals of inpatient treatment, moderate acceptance of online aftercare for work-related stress implies a basis for future implementation. Tailored eHealth education addressing misconceptions about inferiority and incongruity with conventional treatment considering the systemic aspect of acceptance formation are needed.

Autoren

Severin Hennemann
Manfred E Beutel
Rüdiger Zwerenz

Autoren-URL

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28248626

DOI

10.1080/10810730.2017.1284286

eISSN

1087-0415

Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung

3

Zeitschrift

J Health Commun

Schlüsselwörter

Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Care Surveys
Health Personnel
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Telemedicine
Young Adult

Sprache

eng

Country

United States

Paginierung

274 - 284

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2017

Status

Published

Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde

2017

Titel

Ready for eHealth? Health Professionals' Acceptance and Adoption of eHealth Interventions in Inpatient Routine Care.

Sub types

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

22

Datenquelle: PubMed

Ready for eHealth? Health Professionals' Acceptance and Adoption of eHealth Interventions in Inpatient Routine Care

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