Research Article

Habit or Utility: A Key Choice Point in Promoting the Adoption of Telehealth in China

Table 1

Factors influencing the adoption of telehealth by doctors and patients.

Author(s) (year)Influencing factorsObject of studyModel/theory

Dunnebeil et al. (2012) [30],
Liu et al. (2013) [31]
Perceived ease of use, perceived usefulnessDoctors/patientsTAM

Tsai (2014) [32]Perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness social capital theory, social cognition theoryElderly peopleExtended TAM
Rho et al. (2014) [33]Perceived incentives, clinical factors, individual factors, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulnessDoctors
Wang (2016) [34]Service quality, price, waiting time, transportation cost, etc.Patients
Zhou et al. (2019) [9]Satisfaction with medical services (MSS) (affordability, waiting time), perceived ease of use, information qualityElderly people

Diño and de Guzman (2015) [21]Performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influenceElderly peopleUTAUT
Adenuga et al. (2017) [23]Suitable incentives, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, facilitating conditionDoctors

Wang et al. (2015) [38], Zhan et al. (2017) [39]Utility of patients’ telehealth services, medical expenses, reimbursement ratio of medical insurance, hospital costs, etc.Hospitals and patientsGame theory
Rajan et al. (2019) [37]Doctor’s utility (price, equilibrium arrival rate, etc.), patient’s utility (reward from seeking treatment, congestion cost, payment, etc.)Doctors and patients

Xue and Liang (2007) [22], Combi et al. (2016) [5]Doctor: face-to-face visit habits, extra cost of telehealth, etc. Patient: cost of telehealth, reimbursement, etc.Doctors and patientsLiterature review, survey, report, etc.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2016) [7, 22]Payment, especially more comprehensive coverage by MedicarePolicies
Scott Kruse et al. (2018) [40]Technically challenged staff, resistance to change, cost, reimbursement, etc.Doctors and patients