How health motivation moderates the effect of intention and usage of wearable medical devices? An empirical study in Malaysia

Hayat, Naeem; Zainol, Noor Raihani; Salameh, Anas A.; Mamun, Abdullah Al; Yang, Qing; Salleh, Mohd Fairuz Md

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.931557

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“…It is also suggested that PLS-SEM should be applied when developing an initial theory for exploratory research models. So, Smart-PLS software, one of the well-known software applications for PLS-SEM, was used to analyze the data ( 22 ).…”

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“…Yang et al ( 21 ) explored and demonstrated the intention and adoption of Wearable Fitness Devices among Chinese adults. Hayat et al ( 22 ) investigated that the perceived product value instigates the intention to use wearable medical devices and health motivation, and the intention to use promotes the adoption of wearable medical devices.…”

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Research on elderly users' intentions to accept wearable devices based on the improved UTAUT model

Chen

Wang²,

Zhou³

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Front. Public Health

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IntroductionAs the proportion of the world's elderly population continues to increase, wearable devices can provide ideas for solving a series of problems caused by population aging. Therefore, it is of great significance for the development of intelligent elderly care and the improvement of the quality of elderly care services to explore the factors that influence the intention of elderly users to accept wearable devices.MethodsAn improved unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model is constructed from the perspective of elderly individuals, and new parameters are added, including four factors related to wearable devices, including performance expectancy, perceived cost, hedonic value and aesthetic appeal, and three factors related to elderly individuals, including personal physiological conditions, health anxiety and personal innovativeness in information technology. The data analysis was accomplished with the partial least square regression structural equation modeling.ResultsThe findings of this study revealed that performance expectancy, perceived cost, hedonic value and aesthetic appeal all have significant impact on elderly users' intention to use wearable devices. Furthermore, personal innovativeness in information technology, personal physiological condition, and intention to use all have significant impact on elderly users' actual usage behavior of wearable devices. However, there is no obvious relationship between health anxiety and actual usage behavior.DiscussionElderly adults' attention to wearable devices plays an important role in the development of the wearable device-related industry chain, which provides management suggestions for stakeholders.

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Research on elderly users' intentions to accept wearable devices based on the improved UTAUT model

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Wang²,

Zhou³

et al. 2023

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“… 1 , 34 Consumers are expected to possess information before they can understand the benefits and values acquired from using a product or service, which might then influence their behavioral intention. 17 Users are enticed to buy fitness equipment because of the health information and benefits they can attain from the equipment. 1 , 19 A user will be satisfied if the wearable technology device, which includes a fitness tracker, surpasses the desirable health improvement.…”

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“… 2 Given these difficulties and uncertainties during COVID-19, it is probable that interest in healthcare devices and apps will continue to grow in the future. 17 More individuals have become interested in their health and physical and psychological well-being due to the COVID-19 pandemic; they desire to deliver exercises and fitness content to their homes via WFDs. 5 …”

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Exploring the mass adoption potential of wearable fitness devices in Malaysia

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Objective The current study explores the formation of an intention to use wearable fitness devices (WFDs) with wearable fitness attributes and health consciousness (HCS). Moreover, the research examines the use of WFDs with the health motivation (HMT) and intention to use WFDs. The study also exposes the moderating effect of HMT between the intention to use WFDs and the use of WFDs. Methods Five hundred and twenty-five adults participated in the current study, and data were collected from January 2021 to March 2021 through the online survey of Malaysian respondents. The cross-sectional data was analyzed using the second-generation statistical method of partial least square structural equation modeling. Results HCS is insignificantly associated with the intention to use WFDs. Perceived compatibility, perceived product value, perceived usefulness, and perceived technology accuracy significantly influence the intention to use WFDs. HMT significantly impacts the adoption of WFDs; however, the intention to use WFDs negatively but significantly influences the use of WFDs. Lastly, the association between the intention to use WFDs and the adoption of WFDs is significantly moderated by HMT. Conclusions Our study findings illuminate the significant impact of technology-level attributes of WFDs on the intention to use WFDs. However, an insignificant impact of HCS on the intention to use WFDs was reported. Our result confirms that HMT plays a significant role in the use of WFDs. Such as the moderating role of HMT is vital to transform the intention to use WFDs into the adoption of WFDs.

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“…Health motivation is a type of motivation for physical exercise whereby individuals are motivated to exercise for health purposes. Individuals motivated by health are more likely to accept and participate in health-related interventions ( 11 ). Because people focused on health during the epidemic, health motivation may be a moderator of the mental stress buffer effect of physical exercise in this setting.…”

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The impact of adolescents’ health motivation on the relationship among mental stress, physical exercise, and stress symptoms during COVID-19: A dual moderation model

Lou

Chen

Liu

2023

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ObjectiveMany Chinese teenagers are experiencing high mental stress levels due to epidemic-related restrictions and closures. Mental stress can induce numerous associated symptoms, and physical exercise is considered to buffer mental stress. However, it remains unclear whether health motivation regulates the relationships among mental stress, physical exercise, and stress symptoms. This study examined whether mental stress events during the epidemic can predict stress symptoms, whether physical exercise can buffer mental stress, and whether the mental stress buffer effect is enhanced when health motivation regarding physical exercise is high.MethodsIn total, 2,420 junior high school students (1,190 boys and 1,230 girls; 826 seventh-grade students, 913 eighth-grade students, and 681 ninth-grade students) from nine provinces nationwide were selected to investigate mental stress events, symptoms, health motivation, and physical exercise in adolescents. The hypothesis was tested with a multiple regression analysis.ResultsA positive relationship between adolescent mental stress events and stress symptoms was observed, and an interactive relationship was found among health motivation, physical exercise, and mental stress factors. Specifically, the mental stress-buffering effect of physical exercise was significant only when health motivation was high.ConclusionIn the post-epidemic period, the influence of mental stress events on stress symptoms in adolescents was found to be buffered by physical exercise only in terms of high health motivation. This result highlighted the role of health motivation in the buffering effect of physical exercise on mental stress during an epidemic.

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How health motivation moderates the effect of intention and usage of wearable medical devices? An empirical study in Malaysia

Cited by 9 publications

References 40 publications

Research on elderly users' intentions to accept wearable devices based on the improved UTAUT model

Research on elderly users' intentions to accept wearable devices based on the improved UTAUT model

Exploring the mass adoption potential of wearable fitness devices in Malaysia

The impact of adolescents’ health motivation on the relationship among mental stress, physical exercise, and stress symptoms during COVID-19: A dual moderation model

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