노인요양병원의 u-Healthcare 서비스 도입 방안에 관한 연구 - 기술수용모형을 중심으로-

Abstract

This study is to present characteristics influencing acceptance of u-healthcare in long-term care hospitals that is an important issue of Korean healthcare industry. Research model is developed based on TAM(technology acceptance model) and the proposed model is applied to long-term care hospitals in Korea to identify the u-healthcare acceptance factors of connectivity, compatibility, innovations, and social influence perspectives. Questionnaires have been collected during two months of 2010 and total eighty-six has been considered to be valid. Smart PLS (partial least square) 2.0 and SPSS 15.0 have been utilized for deriving the study results. The study results are analyzed and examined to identify significant factors affecting u-healthcare technology acceptance intention. The study provides healthcare decision-makers and policy-makers with more accurate information that allow them to explore significant managerial insights so as to develop appropriate u-healthcare policy in long-term hospitals.