DocumentCode :
619227
Title :
The effect of demographic characteristics towards intention to adopt healthcare services of digital home
Author :
Fikry, Amily ; Hussein, Zuhal ; Yusob, Rizal
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Bus. Manage., Univ. Teknol. MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
fYear :
2013
fDate :
7-9 April 2013
Firstpage :
34
Lastpage :
37
Abstract :
This study aims to diagnose the significant differences between the Malaysian demographic profile and intention to adopt healthcare services in digital home. By using two stage experiment involving 105 respondents who resides in Malacca, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor has been selected for this study, 105 questionnaires were distributed to respondents before and after the exposure to healthcare services materials (slides, bunting and pamphlet). The results of the study revealed that there is a significant difference between educational level and intention to adopt health care services in digital home. Thus, it is suggested that educational level should be given some consideration in future research efforts. The research and practical implications of these results are discussed and opportunities for future research are provided.
Keywords :
demography; health care; home automation; Kuala Lumpur; Malacca; Malaysian demographic profile; Selangor; demographic characteristics effect; digital home; educational level; healthcare services adoption; healthcare services materials; Abstracts; Communities; Computers; Games; Home automation;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Business Engineering and Industrial Applications Colloquium (BEIAC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Langkawi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5967-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/BEIAC.2013.6560144
Filename :
6560144
Link To Document :
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