ICT and OTs: A model of information and communication technology acceptance and utilisation by occupational therapists

There is evidence to suggest that health professionals are reluctant to accept and utilise information and communication technologies (ICT) and concern is growing within health informatics research that this is contributing to the lag in adoption and utilisation of ICT across the health sector. Tech...

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Main Authors: Schaper, Louise, Pervan, Graham
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7937
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description There is evidence to suggest that health professionals are reluctant to accept and utilise information and communication technologies (ICT) and concern is growing within health informatics research that this is contributing to the lag in adoption and utilisation of ICT across the health sector. Technology acceptance research within the field of information systems has been limited in its application to health and there is a concurrent need to develop and gain empirical support for models of technology acceptance within health and to examine acceptance and utilisation issues amongst health professionals to improve the success of information system implementation in this arena. This paper outlines a project that examines ICT acceptance and utilisation by Australian occupational therapists. It describes the theoretical basis behind the development of a research model and the methodology being employed to empirically validate the model using substantial quantitative, qualitative and longitudinal data. Preliminary results from Phase II of the study are presented. The theoretical significance of this work is that it uses a thoroughly constructed research model, with potentially the largest sample size ever tested, to extend technology acceptance research into the health sector.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-79372018-09-25T01:32:51Z ICT and OTs: A model of information and communication technology acceptance and utilisation by occupational therapists Schaper, Louise Pervan, Graham Technology acceptance - Technology utilisation - Unified theory of acceptance and - utilisation of technology (UTAUT) - Allied health - Information technology (health - care) - Survey - Questionnaire There is evidence to suggest that health professionals are reluctant to accept and utilise information and communication technologies (ICT) and concern is growing within health informatics research that this is contributing to the lag in adoption and utilisation of ICT across the health sector. Technology acceptance research within the field of information systems has been limited in its application to health and there is a concurrent need to develop and gain empirical support for models of technology acceptance within health and to examine acceptance and utilisation issues amongst health professionals to improve the success of information system implementation in this arena. This paper outlines a project that examines ICT acceptance and utilisation by Australian occupational therapists. It describes the theoretical basis behind the development of a research model and the methodology being employed to empirically validate the model using substantial quantitative, qualitative and longitudinal data. Preliminary results from Phase II of the study are presented. The theoretical significance of this work is that it uses a thoroughly constructed research model, with potentially the largest sample size ever tested, to extend technology acceptance research into the health sector. 2007 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7937 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.05.028 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Technology acceptance - Technology utilisation - Unified theory of acceptance and - utilisation of technology (UTAUT) - Allied health - Information technology (health - care) - Survey - Questionnaire
Schaper, Louise
Pervan, Graham
ICT and OTs: A model of information and communication technology acceptance and utilisation by occupational therapists
title ICT and OTs: A model of information and communication technology acceptance and utilisation by occupational therapists
title_full ICT and OTs: A model of information and communication technology acceptance and utilisation by occupational therapists
title_fullStr ICT and OTs: A model of information and communication technology acceptance and utilisation by occupational therapists
title_full_unstemmed ICT and OTs: A model of information and communication technology acceptance and utilisation by occupational therapists
title_short ICT and OTs: A model of information and communication technology acceptance and utilisation by occupational therapists
title_sort ict and ots: a model of information and communication technology acceptance and utilisation by occupational therapists
topic Technology acceptance - Technology utilisation - Unified theory of acceptance and - utilisation of technology (UTAUT) - Allied health - Information technology (health - care) - Survey - Questionnaire
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7937