EFFECTIVE FACTORS IN ACCEPTANCE OF SMART PHONES BY PHYSICIANS: APPLICATION OF STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING IN THE LARGEST UNIVERSITY IN THE SOUTH OF IRAN

4^th International Conference on Medical Informatics & Telehealth

October 6-7, 2016 | London, UK

Mohtaram Nematolahi

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Health Med Informat

Abstract :

The present study aimed to determine the attitudes towards and effective factors in acceptance of smart phones by physicians of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, the largest University of Medical Sciences in the south of Iran. This cross-sectional study was performed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in 2015. The study participants included 200 physicians working in the hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences selected through two-stage stratified sampling, but 185 participants completed the study. The study data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire completed through a 5-point Likert scale. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts, its construct validity of confirmatory factor analysis, and its reliability by Cronbach�s alpha of 0.802. All data analyses were performed using SPSS (version 22) and LISREL (version 8.8) software programs. The results showed that most of the physicians had a desirable attitude towards using smart phones. Besides, the results of SEM indicated a significant relationship between attitude and compatibility, observability, personal experience, Optional use, and perceived usefulness. Moreover, some important fitness indices revealed appropriate fitness of the study model (p=0.26, X2/df=1.35, RMR=0.070, GFI=0.77, AGFI=0.71, NNFI=0.93, CFI=0.94). Thus, compatibility, observability, personal experience, Optional use, and perceived usefulness were effective in the physician's attitude towards using smart phones. By preparation of the required infrastructures, policymakers in the field of health technology can enhance the utilization of smart phones in hospitals.

Biography :

Email: mnemat@sums.ac.ir