Mobile Health Applications for Healthy Living: Factors Influencing the Intention to Use Mobile Health Applications

Yıl 2024, Sayı: 69, 95 - 104, 30.12.2024

Refika Ülke Şimdi , Özlem Gedik , Edibe Asuman Atilla

https://doi.org/10.18070/erciyesiibd.1526435

Öz

This study aims to identify the factors affecting the intention to use mobile health applications and to reveal how users' health awareness influences their intention to use mobile health applications. The study was conducted with individuals aged 18 and over who use applications related to physical activity (pedometer, home exercise, regular sleep, etc.) and healthy eating (calorie counter, water intake tracking, etc.). A questionnaire was used as the data collection tool in the research. SPSS and the "Process Macro" package program were used for data analysis. The collected data were evaluated with descriptive statistics, validity and reliability analysis, simple linear regression analysis, and "bootstrap model 4" analysis. The research concluded that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, subjective norm, and behavior change techniques have a mediating effect on the relationship between health awareness and satisfaction, and that satisfaction level has a mediating effect on the relationship between perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, subjective norm, behavior change techniques, and the intention to use mobile health applications. Additionally, it was found that health awareness positively affects the intention to use. The study emphasized the significant potential of mobile health applications in the delivery of healthcare services and suggested that hospital managers, policymakers, public and private sector representatives, and internal and external stakeholders take strategic steps and develop actions regarding the future role of mobile health applications.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mobile Health, Health Consciousness, Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, Satisfaction

SAĞLIKLI YAŞAM İÇİN MOBİL SAĞLIK UYGULAMALARI: MOBİL SAĞLIK UYGULAMALARININ KULLANIM NİYETİNİ ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLER

Öz

Bu çalışma, mobil sağlık uygulamalarının kullanım niyetini etkileyen faktörleri belirlemeyi ve kullanıcıların sağlık bilincinin mobil sağlık uygulaması kullanım niyetini ne yönde etkilediğini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma, 18 yaş ve üzeri, fiziksel aktivite (Adımsayar, Evde Egzersiz, Düzenli Uyku vb), sağlıklı beslenme (Kalori Sayacı, Su Tüketimi Takibi vb) gibi uygulamaları kullanan bireylerle yürütülmüştür. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak anket formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS ve “Process Macro” paket programı kullanılmıştır. Derlenen veriler tanımlayıcı istatistikler, geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizi, basit doğrusal regresyon analizi ve “bootstrap model 4” analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda algılanan fayda, algılanan kullanım kolaylığı, subjektif norm ve davranış değiştirme tekniklerinin sağlık bilinci ile memnuniyet arasındaki ilişkide aracı etkiye sahip olduğu ve algılanan fayda, algılanan kullanım kolaylığı, subjektif norm ve davranış değiştirme teknikleri ile mobil sağlık uygulamalarını kullanım niyeti arasındaki ilişkide memnuniyet düzeyinin aracı etkiye sahip olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca sağlık bilincinin kullanım niyetini pozitif yönde etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda, mobil sağlık uygulamalarının sağlık hizmeti sunumunda önem arz eden bir potansiyeli olduğu vurgulanmış, hastane yöneticilerine, politika yapıcılara, kamu ve özel sektör temsilcilerine, iç ve dış paydaşlara mobil sağlık uygulamalarının gelecekteki yerine yönelik stratejik hamleler geliştirerek adımlar atılması önerilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mobil Sağlık, Sağlık Bilinci, Algılanan Fayda, Algılanan Kullanım Kolaylığı, Memnuniyet

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