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. 2021 Sep 17;5(9):e26602. doi: 10.2196/26602

Table 2.

Mean scale scores for preuse and postuse.

Scale Preuse score, mean (SD) Postuse score, mean (SD) Difference (95% CI) P valuea
PEb

PE1: This platform will be useful during outreach screening. 4.04 (0.81) 4.63 (0.49) +0.58 (0.21 to 0.96) .006

PE2: The platform will enable me to make more accurate diagnoses. 3.42 (0.72) 3.88 (0.95) +0.46 (0.15 to 0.76) .008

PE3c: I do not expect that this platform can be used for a reliable eye exam. 3.29 (0.95) 3.33 (0.96) +0.04 (−0.54 to 0.62) .89

PE4: More glaucoma cases can be detected by the platform. 3.38 (0.71) 4.17 (0.96) +0.79 (0.34 to 1.24) .005

PE5d: The results presented are informative enough to make referral decisions. e 4.21 (0.72)
EEf

EE1: I think the platform will make it easy for me to administer visual field tests. 3.88 (0.61) 4.79 (0.41) +0.92 (0.59 to 1.24) <.001

EE2: I think learning how to use the platform will be easy. 4.00 (0.72) 4.71 (0.46) +0.71 (0.44 to 0.97) <.001

EE3: It will be easy to have patients wear the virtual reality headset. 3.63 (0.92) 4.42 (0.88) +0.79 (0.42 to 1.16) .001

EE4: Compared with the FDTg, administering visual field testing with this platform will be easier. 3.33 (0.82) 4.29 (0.85) +0.96 (0.46 to 1.46) .002

EE5: The platform will be easier for patients from rural areas compared with the FDT. 4.25 (1.19) +0.58 (−0.01 to 1.18) .047

EE6: Patients can easily use a joystick for responses. 3.71 (0.95) 4.25 (0.74) +0.54 (0.15 to 0.94) .01

EE7d: My interaction with the platform was clear and understandable. 4.42 (0.58)
SIh

SI1: I think the senior ophthalmologist staff will recommend the platform for glaucoma screening. 3.67 (0.87) 4.08 (0.93) +0.42 (−0.10 to 0.93) .08

SI2: In general, I think the platform will be seen as useful by the ophthalmology department. 3.83 (0.76) 4.63 (0.49) +0.79 (0.46 to 1.12) .001

SI3: My colleagues will support my use of this platform. 3.67 (0.96) 4.46 (0.66) +0.79 (0.38 to 1.20) .002

SI4: My patients will be open to the use of this platform. 3.46 (0.98) 4.50 (0.59) +1.04 (0.58 to 1.50) .001

SI5: If I use the platform, I will be considered as an advocate of technology by my colleagues. 4.04 (0.86) 4.17 (0.92) +0.13 (−0.23 to 0.48) .47
FCi

FC1: All the necessary resources to use the platform will be easily available. 3.33 (1.13) 4.00 (1.02) +0.67 (0.22 to 1.11) .007

FC2: The platform will not be expensive for our clinic to purchase. 3.75 (1.03) 4.21 (0.83) +0.46 (0.01 to 0.91) .046

FC3: The platform can be used with our existing infrastructure. 3.88 (0.95) 4.13 (0.85) +0.25 (−0.24 to 0.74) .21

FC4: Charging the smartphone will not be a challenge, even during outreach missions. 3.75 (0.99) 4.29 (0.75) +0.54 (0.11 to 0.97) .02

FC5c,d: The platform cannot be used in the current setting. 3.63 (1.21)
BIj

BI1: If made readily available, I intend to use the platform in the near future. 4.08 (0.50) 4.67 (0.48) +0.58 (0.34 to 0.83) <.001

BI2: When available, I would like to take the platform along with other kits for outreach missions. 3.96 (0.62) 4.50 (0.59) +0.54 (0.21 to 0.87) .005

BI3: I am looking forward to using this platform when it is available. 4.00 (0.42) 4.67 (0.48) +0.67 (0.46 to 0.87) <.001

aWilcoxon signed-rank test (nonparametric).

bPE: performance expectancy.

cInverted items.

dExtra item included only in the postuse questionnaire.

eItem included in preuse only or postuse only and data not available.

fEE: effort expectancy.

gFDT: frequency doubling technology.

hSI: social influence.

iFC: facilitating condition.

jBI: behavioral intention.