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. 2012 Nov 5;14(6):e150. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2278

Table 3.

Factor analysis of perception items (rotated component matrixa).


Component

1
(Ease of use)
2
(Relative advantage)
3
(Observability)
4
(Trialability)
Learning to use PHR was easy for me. (EUb) 0.83


Using PHR is frustrating. (EU) -0.83


Using PHR requires a lot of mental effort. (EU) -0.81


Overall, I believe that PHR is easy to use. (EU) 0.81


Using PHR improves the quality of care I receive. (RA)
0.84

Using PHR gives me greater control over my care. (RA)
0.78

The effectiveness of care I receive will not improve by my using PHR. (RA)
-0.72

Using PHR enables me to contact my doctor’s office more quickly. (RA)
0.70

I have seen what others can do using PHR. (OB)

0.91
I have talked to others about using PHR. (OB)

0.87
I tried PHR on a trial basis to see what it can do for me. (TA)


0.85
I really did not lose much by trying PHR, even if I would not have liked it. (TA)


0.80
Eigenvalue 4.4 1.6 1.4 1.3
Percent variance 25 21 14 12
Cronbach alpha for scale 0.88 0.85 0.76 0.57
Mean of scale for PHR User, Rejecter, and Non-Adopter groups User: 4.0
Rejecter: 3.4
Non-adopter: 3.2
User: 3.4 Rejecter: 3.2
Non-adopter: 2.9
User: 2.5
Rejecter: 2.6
Non-adopter: 2.1
User: 3.5
Rejecter: 3.8
Non-adopter: 3.2
P value for comparison of scale among patient groups P<.001 P<.001 P<.001 P<.001

aValues below 0.40 have been suppressed.

bIndicates the domain of diffusion of innovation that the item belongs to: EU = Ease of Use; RA = Relative Advantage; OB = Observability; TA = Trialability