Online consultation services have the potential to reduce the workload of healthcare staff, provide timely care to patients, and improve doctor-patient relationships. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the development of these services and platforms, but it remains to be seen whether the general public will continue to use them after the pandemic is under control. This research proposes a framework to examine the factors contributing to UK adults' continued usage of online healthcare consultation services after COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. A total of 430 new users completed surveys, and the results indicate that expectation confirmation, system quality, and information quality can positively impact users' self-efficacy toward using online consultation services. This, in turn, can influence their continued usage behavior. Furthermore, the results suggest that participants' perception of health risks can moderate the relationship between self-efficacy and continued usage behavior. The strategic implications of these findings are discussed.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- health information
- palliative care
- mental health
- social media
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- affordable care act
- quality improvement
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- emergency department
- cross sectional
- risk assessment
- public health
- ejection fraction
- patient reported outcomes
- living cells
- human health
- electronic health record