The future of Telemedicine Cabin? The case of the French students' acceptability. (September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baudier, Patricia; Kondrateva, Galina; Ammi, Chantal
• Is Part Of: Futures. Volume 122(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-09
• Subjects: Telemedicine Cabin -- E-health -- Digital natives -- UTAUT -- Smart health; Economic forecasting -- Periodicals; Technological forecasting -- Periodicals; Economic policy -- Periodicals; Prévision économique -- Périodiques; Prévision technologique -- Périodiques; Politique économique -- Périodiques; Economic forecasting; Economic policy; Technological forecasting; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 330.0112
• DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2020.102595
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0016-3287

Abstract

Highlights: Students are comfortable with the adoption of innovative technologies. The acceptability of Telemedicine Cabin was tested using the UTAUT2. Telemedicine cabin could be an alternative in case of pandemic. Results confirm the importance of Privacy Concern in the heath domain. Abstract: Telemedicine could solve the problem of the lack of infrastructure and insufficient number of qualified healthcare staff in many countries/regions. The aim of this research is to investigate the futures of such solution by having a better understanding of the acceptance of the Telemedicine Cabin by high-educated Millennials. To reach this goal, a survey was built using specific dimensions to measure the perception of Telemedicine Cabin, the Unified-Theory-of-Acceptance-and-Use-of-Technology 2nd version (UTAUT2) and finally the Personal Innovativeness and the Privacy Concern scales. Our sample was composed of 158 students from different Business Schools and data were analysed using a Partial Least Approach. Findings highlight the key role of all Telemedicine Cabin dimensions (Accessibility, Availability and Compatibility) on Performance Expectancy, the importance of three UTAUT2 constructs (Performance Expectancy, Price Value and Habit) and the negative impact of Privacy Concern on the Intention to Use a Telemedicine Cabin. In addition, results demonstrate that Personal Innovativeness does not affect the Intention to Use Telemedicine Cabin.