Table 3.
Internal reliability of the constructs based on the 3 statements using Cronbach α values. Social influence medical experts (SIME) and facilitating conditions (FCs) showed unacceptable internal consistency (Cronbach α<.5). Item removal resulted in a better Cronbach α for facilitating conditions.
Variable | Cronbach α |
Innovativeness | .706 |
Anxiety | .701 |
FC→FC1+FC2 (item removal of FC3) | .455 → .512 |
Nonmedical performance expectancy | .662 |
Social influence patients | .667 |
Medical performance expectancy | .638 |
Social influence medical experts | .244 |
Professional identity | .748 |
Perceived trust | .717 |
Effect expectancy | .816 |
Behavioral intention | .916 |