Healthcare Professionals’ Acceptance of Digital Cognitive Rehabilitation

Frontiers in Psychology

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Ineke J. M. van der Ham¹  Rosalie van der Vaart¹  Anouk Miedema¹  Johanna M. A. Visser-Meily²  Milan N. A. van der Kuil¹ 

[1] Department of Health, Leiden University;Department of Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Science and Sports, Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht;Center of Excellence in Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht

关键词: digital cognitive rehabilitation;    technology acceptance;    implementation;    eHealth;    neuropsychology;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.617886

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

With technological possibilities in healthcare steadily increasing, more tools for digital cognitive rehabilitation become available. Acceptance of such technological advances is crucial for successful implementation. Therefore, we examined technology acceptance specifically for this form of rehabilitation in a sample of healthcare providers involved in cognitive rehabilitation. An adjusted version of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) questionnaire was used, including the subscales for perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, subjective norm (toward use), and intention to use, which all contribute to actual use of a specific technology. Results indicate a generally favorable attitude toward the use of digital cognitive rehabilitation and positive responses toward the TAM constructs. Only for subjective norm, a neutral mean response was found, indicating that this could pose a potential obstacle toward implementation. Potential differences between subgroups of different age, gender, and professional background were assessed. Age and gender did not affect the attitude toward digital cognitive rehabilitation. Occupational therapists showed lower scores than healthcare psychologists and physiatrists with regard to perceived usefulness, possibly linked to a difference in operational and managerial tasks. The findings of his study stimulate further implementation of digital cognitive rehabilitation, where the role of subjective norms should be specifically considered.

【 授权许可】

CC BY