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Factors affecting the acceptance of teledentistry determined using the technology acceptance model: A cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this pilot study is to identify the main predictors and barriers that influence user intention to adopt teledentistry services among the Saudi population. METHODS: A total of 426 respondents completed a questionnaire. Our study used the technology acceptance model to predict ho...

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Autores principales: Bahanan, Lina, Alsharif, Maha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9941601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36825078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076231158034
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description OBJECTIVE: The aim of this pilot study is to identify the main predictors and barriers that influence user intention to adopt teledentistry services among the Saudi population. METHODS: A total of 426 respondents completed a questionnaire. Our study used the technology acceptance model to predict how users will adopt teledentistry. An analysis of the factors that influence patient users’ intention to utilize teledentistry was conducted using partial least square structural equation modeling. RESULTS: Among the factors that influenced the intention to use teledentistry services, social influence positively affected the intention (β = 0.18, t = 2.19, p-value = 0.03), whereas perceived risk negatively affected it (β = −0.21, t = 2.69, p-value =0.01). CONCLUSION: The perception of risk was a major barrier to the adoption of teledentistry services, while social influence was a significant positive predictor. Using the findings of the study, policymakers and health service providers can gain a better understanding of the factors influencing the implementation of teledentistry.
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spelling pubmed-99416012023-02-22 Factors affecting the acceptance of teledentistry determined using the technology acceptance model: A cross-sectional study Bahanan, Lina Alsharif, Maha Digit Health Original Research OBJECTIVE: The aim of this pilot study is to identify the main predictors and barriers that influence user intention to adopt teledentistry services among the Saudi population. METHODS: A total of 426 respondents completed a questionnaire. Our study used the technology acceptance model to predict how users will adopt teledentistry. An analysis of the factors that influence patient users’ intention to utilize teledentistry was conducted using partial least square structural equation modeling. RESULTS: Among the factors that influenced the intention to use teledentistry services, social influence positively affected the intention (β = 0.18, t = 2.19, p-value = 0.03), whereas perceived risk negatively affected it (β = −0.21, t = 2.69, p-value =0.01). CONCLUSION: The perception of risk was a major barrier to the adoption of teledentistry services, while social influence was a significant positive predictor. Using the findings of the study, policymakers and health service providers can gain a better understanding of the factors influencing the implementation of teledentistry. SAGE Publications 2023-02-19 /pmc/articles/PMC9941601/ /pubmed/36825078 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076231158034 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work as published without adaptation or alteration, without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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Factors affecting the acceptance of teledentistry determined using the technology acceptance model: A cross-sectional study
title Factors affecting the acceptance of teledentistry determined using the technology acceptance model: A cross-sectional study
title_full Factors affecting the acceptance of teledentistry determined using the technology acceptance model: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Factors affecting the acceptance of teledentistry determined using the technology acceptance model: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting the acceptance of teledentistry determined using the technology acceptance model: A cross-sectional study
title_short Factors affecting the acceptance of teledentistry determined using the technology acceptance model: A cross-sectional study
title_sort factors affecting the acceptance of teledentistry determined using the technology acceptance model: a cross-sectional study
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9941601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36825078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076231158034
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