OBJECTIVE: To evaluate pharmacists' behavioral intention to use personal digital assistants (PDAs) in their profession, by means of the Extended Technology Acceptance Model (ETAM). DESIGN: Prospective cross-sectional study. SETTING: Hospital and community pharmacies in Houston, TX, in 2004. PARTICIPANTS: Convenience sample of 295 practicing pharmacists. INTERVENTION: A prevalidated survey containing 30 items, evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale (1, strongly disagree, to 5, strongly agree), which measured the ETAM variables. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Predictors of intention to use PDA for pharmacists owning the device. RESULTS: Among the surveyed population, 49% of pharmacists owned PDAs. Overall, the ETAM constructs showed fairly good reliability. Stepwise regression analysis showed that the ETAM explained 69% of the variance in intention to use PDAs for pharmacists owning the device. Result demonstrability (beta = 0.53), subjective norm (beta = 0.25), and voluntariness (beta = -0.10) were significant (P < 0.05) predictors of pharmacists' intention to use PDAs. CONCLUSION: ETAM proved useful in predicting pharmacists' behavior in using PDAs. With improvements in technology, PDAs be an effective tool for pharmacists in providing better patient care.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate pharmacists' behavioral intention to use personal digital assistants (PDAs) in their profession, by means of the Extended Technology Acceptance Model (ETAM). DESIGN: Prospective cross-sectional study. SETTING: Hospital and community pharmacies in Houston, TX, in 2004. PARTICIPANTS: Convenience sample of 295 practicing pharmacists. INTERVENTION: A prevalidated survey containing 30 items, evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale (1, strongly disagree, to 5, strongly agree), which measured the ETAM variables. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Predictors of intention to use PDA for pharmacists owning the device. RESULTS: Among the surveyed population, 49% of pharmacists owned PDAs. Overall, the ETAM constructs showed fairly good reliability. Stepwise regression analysis showed that the ETAM explained 69% of the variance in intention to use PDAs for pharmacists owning the device. Result demonstrability (beta = 0.53), subjective norm (beta = 0.25), and voluntariness (beta = -0.10) were significant (P < 0.05) predictors of pharmacists' intention to use PDAs. CONCLUSION: ETAM proved useful in predicting pharmacists' behavior in using PDAs. With improvements in technology, PDAs be an effective tool for pharmacists in providing better patient care.
Authors: Al Asyary; Meita Veruswati; La Ode Hasnuddin S Sagala; La Ode Ahmad Saktiansyah; Dewi Susanna; Hanns Moshammer Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-11-25 Impact factor: 3.390