Abstract

This study aims at exploring the role of user innovativeness in the home telehealth acceptance model, clarifying whether innovativeness is the antecedent to or moderator of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM); it also aims to discover the influences of related discussion on user acceptance. The results show that innovation is both the antecedent to and the moderator of TAM. Attitude toward using home telehealth services could be enhanced through improvement of individual innovation. Suggestions are proposed for individuals with high or low innovation, respectively.

Key words: Home telehealth, technology acceptance, user innovation, health care, telemedicine, moderator analysis.