Model Construction for the Intention to Use Telecare in Patients with Chronic Diseases

Table 1

Reliability and validity results.

Categories	Measure
Perceived benefits (PBs) [4, 5]
PB1	I find that using telecare is helpful in monitoring health.
PB2	I find that using telecare makes me safer in my daily life.
PB3	Telecare can enhance my level of convenience in accessing medical care service.
PB4	Telecare can enhance the quality of my life.
Perceived disease threat (PDT) [4, 5]
PDT1	I find that I can fall ill easier than others.
PDT2	I find that I can suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic diseases in the future.
PDT3	I find that my health is deteriorating.
PDT4	I find that I can suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic diseases in the future and could be forced to change my previous way of life.
Perceived barriers of taking action (PBTA) [4, 5]
PBTA1	I am concerned that telecare is not adequately secure and that it might lead to the leak or abuse of my personal information.
PBTA2	I am concerned that telecare would violate my privacy.
PBTA3	I am concerned that the accuracy and reliability of the instruments of telecare are not high enough.
External cues to action (ECUE) [4, 5]
ECUE1	Relatives encourage and support me to use telecare.
ECUE2	Friends encourage and support me to use telecare.
ECUE3	Medical care personnel encourage and support me to use telecare.
ECUE4	Media endorses the use of telecare.
Internal cues to action (ICUE) [4, 5]
ICUE1	How many times did you fall sick in the last three months?
Attitude toward using (ATT) [11]
ATT1	I like using telecare.
ATT2	Overall, I consider telecare to be just right.
ATT3	In my old age, using telecare would be ideal.
Behavioral intention to use (BI) [11]
BI1	Overall, I am highly willing to use telecare.
BI2	If necessary, I would use telecare often.
BI3	In my old age, I am willing to use telecare.
BI4	In my old age, I would use telecare often.