Value of normative belief in intention to use workplace health promotion apps

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Maren Junker¹  Helmut Krcmar¹  Markus Böhm²  Mareike Franz³  Tobias Fritsch⁴ 

[1] Department of Informatics, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstraße 3, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany;Department of Informatics, University of Applied Sciences Landshut, Am Lurzenhof 1, 84036, Landshut, Germany;Mareike Franz, Munich, Germany;Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany;

关键词: mHealth;    Workplace health promotion;    Structural equation modeling;    Acceptance;    Adoption;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12911-022-01760-6

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMobile applications (apps) have started to be used for workplace health promotion (WHP). However, the factors that lead to the usage of apps in the workplace from the end-user perspective remain unclear.MethodsTo investigate the research gap, the study evaluates a model for the adoption of WHP apps by combining the theory of planned behavior, the health belief model, and the technology acceptance model. A self-administered questionnaire with validated scales among 354 participants was used to evaluate the proposed model for WHP.ResultsAlthough the study indicated a limited overall model fit, interesting aspects were derived. In particular, the study demonstrated that normative belief (especially), perceived usefulness, and attitudinal belief play important roles in the intention to use WHP apps.ConclusionThe study is among the first to validate the theoretical models of mHealth adoption for WHP. Moreover, it shows that not only normative belief but also adjustment to several target groups is a necessary factor to be considered in the development and implementation of an app for WHP.

【 授权许可】

CC BY