OBJECTIVES The factors affecting the acceptance of mobile obesity-management applications (apps) by the public were analyzed using a mobile healthcare system (MHS) technology acceptance model (TAM). METHODS The subjects who participated in this study were Android smartphone users who had an intent to manage their weight. They used the obesity-management app for two weeks, and then completed a...

OBJECTIVES This study examined determinants of using an immunization registry, explaining the variance in use. The technology acceptance model (TAM) was extended with contextual factors (contextualized TAM) to test hypotheses about immunization registry usage. Commitment to change, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, job-task changes, subjective norm, computer self-efficacy and system ...

past two decades. However, as with other new technologies , effective use of digital libraries depends on user acceptance, which in turn is affected by users' perception of the system's ease of use. Since the introduction of new technologies often involves some form of change for users, the recent identification of the resistance to change (RTC) personality trait, and the development of a scale...