Mobile health applications intention to use from perspectives of UTAUT - results from an online survey

Abstract

Collecting information, data management and utilization an integral part of our daily lives, due to the characteristics of digital culture and accelerating lifestyle the mobile devices and their applications are given emphasized role. Among these, one of the most important tendencies is pronounced of health-related applications via the spread of a healthy lifestyle and opportunities for mass sports popularity could help the users. The primary goal of the authors was to examine what factors influence young people's intentions to use a health mobile application. Accordingly, a modified UTAUT model and the related questionnaire survey were used to assess the attitudes of the respondents. The study highlights to the most influential factors are the individual's motivation and social influence. In addition, the authors examined the types of mobile health applications, their frequency of use, and the most common reasons for abandoning usage. The manuscript points to a broader application of health awareness. Based on the results, the authors outline how the developers could make their applications more attractive.