Can Bahraini patients accept e-health systems?

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether Bahraini individuals accept e-health system and the prominent factors affecting e-health system adoption in Bahrain. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopted a quantitative and qualitative approach, i.e., a self-administered questionnaire, unstructured and a semi-structured interview, which were used to collect the data. A questionnaire was distributed to Bahraini residents selected randomly. The framework was based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) and theory of reasoned action (TRA). Important variables from both the TAM model and TRA theory were extracted and jointly used to build the research model. Findings The findings indicated that the most factors affecting e-health adoption are trust, health literacy and attitude. Additionally, people in the private and government sectors understand e-health benefits. Practical implications If healthcare professionals understand the factors affecting e-health system adoption from an individual and organisational perspective, then nurses, pharmacists and others will be more conscious about e-health and its adoption status. Originality/value E-health system adoption has become increasingly important to governments, individuals, and researchers in recent years. A novel research framework, based on TAM and TRA, was used to produce a new integrated model.

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“…Novel information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming the patient experience in healthcare systems (Scott Kruse et al , 2018; Harst et al , 2019; Zolait et al , 2019). Telehealth, eHealth and telemedicine are trends related to these emerging technologies (Harst et al , 2019; Verma et al , 2020).…”

“…Patient acceptance is a core research topic and some researchers have also investigated their role in telemedicine adoption (e.g. Zolait et al , 2019). Studies have prioritized elderly people (Etemad-Sajadi and Gomes Dos Santos, 2019; Tsai et al , 2019; Zhou et al , 2019).…”

“…Factors linked to performance expectation, effort expectation, social influence and contextual factors have been investigated as antecedents of telemedicine service acceptance (Cimperman et al , 2016; Hoque and Sorwar, 2017; Harst et al , 2019; Tsai et al , 2019). Factors related to security and confidentiality seem to be important in healthcare and have also influenced patients' intentions toward telemedicine (Saigi-Rubió et al , 2016; Scott Kruse et al , 2018; Harst et al , 2019, Zolait et al , 2019). Another factor that might affect the patient's decision to use telemedicine refers to the complexity of the disease and, consequently, the severity of its symptoms.…”

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“…Zolait et al [41] examined the acceptance of the e-health system among users in Bahrain, as well as the factors that impacted its adoption. They used a mixed approach, along with the technology acceptance model and the theory of reasoned action framework [42,33].…”

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