Smart phone Acceptance among physicians: Application of structural equation modeling in Iranian largest university

Background: The present study aimed to determine attitudes and effective factors in the acceptance of smart phones by physicians of the largest University of Medical Sciences in the south of Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) in ۲۰۱۴. Study participants included ۲۰۰ physicians working in the hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences selected through two-stage stratified sampling, but ۱۸۵ participants completed the study. The study data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire completed through a ۵-point Likert scale. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts, its construct validity by confirmatory factor analysis, and its reliability by Cronbach’s alpha of ۰.۸۰۲. All data analyses were performed using SPSS (version ۲۲) and LISREL (version ۸.۸).Results: Results showed that most physicians had a desirable attitude towards using smart phones. Besides, the results of SEM indicated a significant relationship between attitude and compatibility, observability, personal experience, voluntariness of use and perceived usefulness. Moreover, some important fitness indices revealed appropriate fitness of the study model (p=۰.۲۶, X۲/df=۱.۳۵, RMR=۰.۰۷۰, GFI=۰.۷۷, AGFI=۰.۷۱, NNFI=۰.۹۳, CFI=۰.۹۴).Conclusion: The results revealed that compatibility, observability, personal experience, voluntariness of use and perceived usefulness were effective in the physicians’ attitude towards using smart phones. Thus, by preparation of the required infrastructures, policymakers in the field of health technology can enhance the utilization of smart phones in hospitals.

کلیدواژه ها:

Health Information Management ، Technology ، Smart Phone ، Structure Equation Modelling ، Physician ، Iran