Smart information technologies in home healthcare: An integrative adoption model

2^nd International Conference on Health Informatics and Technology

July 27-29, 2015 Valencia, Spain

Ahmad Alaiad

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Health Med Informat

Abstract :

It has been frequently reported that more than 40% of previous information technology (IT) developments in various sectors including the health sector have failed or been abandoned due to the lack of understanding of the socio-technical, cognitive, affective and contextual aspects of IT. Smart home healthcare information technologies (sH2IT) are one of the emerging technologies that hold promise to make clinical information available at the right place and time, thereby reducing error and increasing safety and quality of care. Existing sH2IT research has focused on technology development and clinical applications with limited discussion of the above aspects. The main goal of this research is to develop an integrative adoption model to sH2IT. The researchers used a mixed method design that combined interview (N=15) and survey (N=270) over two studies. The participants were recruited from home healthcare agencies on the east coast of the U.S including both patients and health professionals. The researchers analyzed the data of the two studies using Kvaleâ??s approach and Partial Least Square (PLS), respectively. The findings of the qualitative study identified various themes in relation to sH2IT adoption, including human detachment concerns, legal concerns, security concerns, privacy concerns, life quality expectancy and cost concerns. In addition, the findings of the quantitative study provided empirical support for the research model built based on the findings of qualitative study. The model has substantial predictive power accounting for more than half of the variance of sH2IT adoption. The findings provide insights on how home healthcare service providers and technology designers may improve the success of sH2IT technologies.