What Factors Affect a User's Intention to Use Fitness Applications? The Moderating Effect of Health Status: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Published in: Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing (2022)

This study provides the following implications for health researchers, fitness application designers, and marketers. When trying to use fitness application, values such as performance expectancy, effort expectancy, hedonic motivation, and perceived privacy protection should be emphasized. In particular, for users with chronic diseases, the performance expectancy of fitness apps is more critical than any other factor.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body composition
social support
healthcare
mental health
health information
depressive symptoms
machine learning
risk assessment
climate change
artificial intelligence