Research Article

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

Table 3

Reliability and validity results.

ItemsStandardized factor loading

Perceived benefits (PBs) (0.946, 0.951)a
 PB10.95
 PB20.97
 PB30.84
 PB40.83
Perceived disease threat (PDT) (0.853, 0.851)a
 PDT10.67
 PDT20.85
 PDT30.75
 PDT40.80
Perceived barriers of taking action (PBTA) (0.897, 0.887)a
 PBTA10.91
 PBTA20.98
 PBTA30.68
External cues to action (ECUE) (0.907, 0.913)a
 ECUE10.95
 ECUE20.97
 ECUE30.75
 ECUE40.67
Attitude toward using (ATT) (0.934, 0.941)a
 ATT10.83
 ATT20.92
 ATT30.97
Behavioral intention to use (BI) (0.990, 0.990)a
 BI10.98
 BI20.98
 BI30.98
 BI40.98

in parentheses for constructs indicate construct reliability and Cronbach’s alpha, respectively.