Patil Vathsala, Singhal Deepak Kumar, Naik Nithesh, Hameed B M Zeeshan, Shah Milap J, Ibrahim Sufyan, Smriti Komal, Chatterjee Gaurav, Kale Ameya, Sharma Anshika, Paul Rahul, Chłosta Piotr, Somani Bhaskar K
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India.
J Clin Med. 2022 Nov 28;11(23):7019. doi: 10.3390/jcm11237019.
Wearable device technology has recently been involved in the healthcare industry substantially. India is the world's third largest market for wearable devices and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of ~26.33%. However, there is a paucity of literature analyzing the factors determining the acceptance of wearable healthcare device technology among low-middle-income countries.
This cross-sectional, web-based survey aims to analyze the perceptions affecting the adoption and usage of wearable devices among the Indian population aged 16 years and above.
A total of 495 responses were obtained. In all, 50.3% were aged between 25-50 years and 51.3% belonged to the lower-income group. While 62.2% of the participants reported using wearable devices for managing their health, 29.3% were using them daily. technology and task fitness (TTF) showed a significant positive correlation with connectivity ( = 0.716), health care ( = 0.780), communication ( = 0.637), infotainment ( = 0.598), perceived usefulness (PU) ( = 0.792), and perceived ease of use (PEOU) ( = 0.800). Behavioral intention (BI) to use wearable devices positively correlated with PEOU ( = 0.644) and PU ( = 0.711). All factors affecting the use of wearable devices studied had higher mean scores among participants who were already using wearable devices. Male respondents had significantly higher mean scores for BI ( = 0.034) and PEOU ( = 0.009). Respondents older than 25 years of age had higher mean scores for BI ( = 0.027) and Infotainment ( = 0.032).
This study found a significant correlation with the adoption and acceptance of wearable devices for healthcare management in the Indian context.
可穿戴设备技术最近在医疗保健行业中大量应用。印度是全球第三大可穿戴设备市场，预计将以约26.33%的复合年增长率增长。然而，在中低收入国家中，分析决定可穿戴医疗设备技术接受度的因素的文献较少。
这项基于网络的横断面调查旨在分析影响印度16岁及以上人群采用和使用可穿戴设备的看法。
共获得495份回复。总体而言，50.3%的人年龄在25至50岁之间，51.3%属于低收入群体。虽然62.2%的参与者报告使用可穿戴设备来管理健康，但29.3%的人每天都在使用。技术与任务适配性（TTF）与连接性（=0.716）、医疗保健（=0.780）、通信（=0.637）、信息娱乐（=0.598）、感知有用性（PU）（=0.792）和感知易用性（PEOU）（=0.800）呈显著正相关。使用可穿戴设备的行为意向（BI）与PEOU（=0.644）和PU（=0.711）呈正相关。在所有研究的影响可穿戴设备使用的因素中，已经使用可穿戴设备的参与者的平均得分更高。男性受访者的BI（=0.034）和PEOU（=0.009）平均得分显著更高。年龄超过25岁的受访者的BI（=0.027）和信息娱乐（=0.032）平均得分更高。
本研究发现，在印度背景下，可穿戴设备在医疗保健管理中的采用和接受度存在显著相关性。
