Appiah Bernard, Kretchy Irene Akwo, Yoshikawa Aya, Asamoah-Akuoko Lucy, France Christopher R
Department of Public Health, Falk College, Syracuse University, 150 Crouse Drive, 435A White Hall, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Centre for Science and Health Communication, PMB M71 Accra, Ghana.
Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm. 2021 Mar 31;1:100005. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100005. eCollection 2021 Mar.
BACKGROUND: In several African and Asian countries, callers to mobile phones sometimes hear a song or message in place of the typical ringing sound. This application, called caller tunes, may offer a unique opportunity to promote medication adherence that is yet to be explored. OBJECTIVES: Assess the application of the technology acceptance model to a potential caller tunes approach designed to enhance medication adherence, with a specific focus on the interrelationships of perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, cost, and intention. METHODS: Data from a cross-sectional sample of 996 adult mobile phone users in Ghana, approximately half of whom were current caller tunes users, was examined using exploratory factor analysis for scale evaluation and structural equation modeling to assess associations among perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and cost on intention to use mobile phone caller tunes to promote medication adherence. RESULTS: Consistent with the technology acceptance model, intention to use the caller tunes as a means of enhancing medication adherence was higher among those who viewed the application positively in terms of ease of use and usefulness. Among those who were already caller tunes users, availability as a free download was also associated with more positive intentions. CONCLUSION: The present study provides preliminary evidence in support of caller tunes as a novel strategy to promote medication adherence. Future studies interested in using this approach would be advised to consider factors such as participants' current use of caller tunes, age, availability as a free download, and perceptions of ease of use and perceived usefulness of the approach as potential moderators of study outcomes.
背景:在一些非洲和亚洲国家,手机来电者有时会听到一首歌曲或一条信息,而不是典型的铃声。这种应用程序称为来电铃声,可能提供了一个促进药物依从性的独特机会,但尚未得到探索。 目的:评估技术接受模型在一种旨在提高药物依从性的潜在来电铃声方法中的应用,特别关注感知易用性、感知有用性、成本和意愿之间的相互关系。 方法:对来自加纳的996名成年手机用户的横断面样本数据进行了分析,其中约一半是当前的来电铃声用户。使用探索性因素分析进行量表评估,并采用结构方程模型来评估感知易用性、感知有用性和成本对使用手机来电铃声促进药物依从性意愿的影响。 结果:与技术接受模型一致,那些在易用性和有用性方面对该应用程序持积极看法的人,将来电铃声作为提高药物依从性手段的意愿更高。在那些已经是来电铃声用户的人中,免费下载的可用性也与更积极的意愿相关。 结论:本研究提供了初步证据,支持来电铃声作为促进药物依从性的一种新策略。建议未来对使用这种方法感兴趣的研究考虑一些因素,如参与者当前对来电铃声的使用情况、年龄、免费下载的可用性,以及对该方法的易用性和有用性的看法,作为研究结果的潜在调节因素。
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