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. 2014 Mar 4;3(1):e8. doi: 10.2196/ijmr.2878

Table 2.

Constructs from relevant theories explaining the acceptance/adoption of information technology by users.


Constructs emerged HITAM [10] TAM [7] TAM 2 [11] UTAUTa [12] Attributes of innovation [8] Adoption of information technology innovation [13] Innovation adoption model [14]
IT factors HIT characteristics HIT characteristics






Perceived usefulness Perceived usefulness Perceived usefulness Perceived usefulness




Perceived ease of use Perceived ease of use Perceived ease of use Perceived ease of use

Ease of use

Output quality

Output quality




Product performance





Product performance

Performance expectancy


Performance expectancy



Customizability





Customizability

Observability



Observability
Observability

Result demonstrability

Result demonstrability

Result demonstrability

Visibility




Visibility

Communicability





Communicability

Discontinuity





Discontinuity

Category risk





Category risk

Image

Image

Image

Job relevance

Job relevance




Complexity



Complexity


Complexity in use





Complexity in use

Complexity in design





Complexity in design

Trialability



Trialability Trialability Trialability
Personal factors Demographic variables Demographic variables

Gender, age



Subjective norm Subjective norm
Subjective norm




HIT self-efficacy HIT self-efficacy






Experience

Experience Experience



Effort expectancy


Effort expectancy



Personal compatibility





Personal compatibility
Social factors External variables
External variables





Social influence


Social influence



Facilitating conditions


Facilitating conditions



Compatibility



Compatibility Compatibility

Social compatibility





Social compatibility

Relative advantage



Relative advantage Relative advantage Relative advantage

Social advantage





Social advantage

Relative economic advantage





Relative economic advantage
Attitude
Attitude Attitude




Behavioral intention
Behavioral intention Behavioral intention to use Intention to use Behavioral intention



Volition





Volition

Voluntariness

Voluntariness Voluntariness of use
Voluntariness
Behavior
Behavior Actual system use Usage behavior Use behavior


aUTAUT: Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology