USERS ACCEPTANCE OF ONLINE PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING HEALTHCARE DECISIONS

摘要

Online Personal health record (PHR) systems allow users to be active in their healthcare management by making it possible to research and learn about healthcare opportunities, as well as to gather, store, use, and share their personal health information. Developers and providers of PHR systems must take into consideration the factors that affect whether users are likely to use such tools. The objective of this research is to determine the factors influencing users’ acceptance of PHR systems to enable their activeness in making healthcare decisions.