Determinants Of Mobile Health (M-Health) Application Adoption, Usage And Discontinuity Among Corporate Workers Diagnosed With Hypertension And Diabetes

Abstract

Purpose: This study examined the determinants of mobile health (M-Health) application, adoption, and usage and discontinuation among corporate workers diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach: The diffusion innovation and reasoned action theories were employed using an exploratory design. Three hundred corporate workers diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension from three health facilities for the past six months were sampled for the study using a multi-stage sampling technique and administered questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression tools were employed in the analysis of data. Findings: The study found a significant number of factors influencing m-health applications adoption and usage and discontinuity. These factors include nature and demand of job, perceived advantage, compatibility, complexity, triability, aesthetics and trust. Aesthetics emerged as the strongest predictive factor for the adoption, usage and discontinuity of use among diabetic and hypertensive corporate workers. With the adoption of M-Health applications, compatibility, as well as nature and demand of job, were significant predictors. With the use of M-Health applications, complexity, triability, aesthetics and trust were significant predictors. Moreover, perceived advantage, compatibility, complexity and triability were significantly influenced. the choice to discontinue using M-Health applications. The study concluded that M-Health application functionalities play a valuable role in patients’ intention to adopt, use and discontinue the use of an M-Health application in Ghana.