Table 7.
WTPa-related factors for the examined eHealth in studies that reported WTP as a one-time payment.
| Factors | Adedokun et al [50] | Bergmo and Wangberg [52] | Kaga et al [55] | Ngan et al [56] | Raghu et al (1) [57] | Raghu et al (2) [57] | Shariful Islam et al [61] | Stahl et al [62] | |||||||||
| Characteristics of the eHealth or eHealth technology | |||||||||||||||||
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Favorable features | —b | — | — | — | — | — | — | Positivec | ||||||||
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Technical quality | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not significant | ||||||||
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Service convenience | — | — | — | — | Positive | Positive | — | — | ||||||||
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Satisfaction with the service | — | — | — | — | Not significant | Not significant | — | — | ||||||||
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Brand reputation | — | — | — | — | Positive | Positive | — | — | ||||||||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||||||||||||||||
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Gender (women) | Not significant | Not significant | Negative | — | — | — | Negative | Not significant | ||||||||
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Age | Not significant | Positive | Not significant | Positive | — | — | — | Not significant | ||||||||
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Education | Not significant | Not significant | — | Not significant | Not significant | Negative | Positive | — | ||||||||
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Income | — | Not significant | Not significant | Positive | Not significant | Positive | Positive | — | ||||||||
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Employment | Not significant | — | — | — | Not significant | Not significant | — | — | ||||||||
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Occupation | Not significant | — | — | Not significant | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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Living alone | — | — | Not significant | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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Residential area | — | — | — | Not significant | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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International student | — | — | — | — | Negative | Not significant | — | — | ||||||||
| Health conditions | |||||||||||||||||
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Chronic conditions | — | Not significant | — | — | — | — | Not significant | — | ||||||||
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Smoking status | — | — | — | Not significant | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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Attempts to quit smoking | — | — | — | Not significant | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Current health care services | |||||||||||||||||
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Number of visits to a physician | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not significant | — | ||||||||
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Time taken and cost of travel to see a physician | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not significant | ||||||||
| Psychosocial characteristics | |||||||||||||||||
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Health anxiety | — | — | Not significant | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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Health consciousness | — | — | Positive | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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Having an acquaintance who lives alone | — | — | Not significant | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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Not having seen people for over a week | — | — | Positive | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Experience with information technology | |||||||||||||||||
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Having used eHealth | — | Negative | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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Internet use | — | Not significant | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Attitudes | |||||||||||||||||
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Willingness to use | — | — | Positive | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
aWTP: willingness to pay.
bThe factor was not examined in the study.
cThe favorable feature examined in the study was to involve family and friends.