Factors influencing health information technology adoption in Thailand's community health centers: Applying the UTAUT model
International Journal of Medical InformaticsPublished 4 February 2009
Boonchai Kijsanayotin, Supasit Pannarunothai, Stuart M. Speedie
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The UTAUT model was validated in the field context of a developing country's healthcare system and it was demonstrated that the PLS path modeling works well in a field study and in exploratory research with a complex model.
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Health IT is pervasive and well adopted by CHCs in Thailand. The study results have implications for both health IT developmental efforts in Thailand and health informatics research. This study validated the UTAUT model in the field context of a developing country's healthcare system and demonstrated that the PLS path modeling works well in a field study and in exploratory research with a complex model.
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