The IAFOR Research Archive

The IAFOR Research Archive

  • Search the Archive
  • Conference Proceedings
  • Journals
  • Yearly Archive
    • 2024 Archive
    • 2023 Archive
    • 2022 Archive
    • 2021 Archive
    • 2020 Archive
    • 2019 Archive
    • 2018 Archive
    • 2017 Archive
    • 2016 Archive
  • Virtual Video Archive
  • About
    • IAFOR User License
    • IAFOR Publications and License Agreement
    • IAFOR Privacy Policy
  • Site Map
  • Login with Linkedin

  • Search the Archive
  • Conference Proceedings
  • Journals
  • Yearly Archive
    • 2024 Archive
    • 2023 Archive
    • 2022 Archive
    • 2021 Archive
    • 2020 Archive
    • 2019 Archive
    • 2018 Archive
    • 2017 Archive
    • 2016 Archive
  • Virtual Video Archive
  • About
    • IAFOR User License
    • IAFOR Publications and License Agreement
    • IAFOR Privacy Policy
  • Site Map
  • Login with Linkedin

Integrating TTF and UTAUT to Explain the Pharmacists’ Adopting Intentions of Telepharmacy

James Alexander Gordon on 6th November 2015



Author Information

Meng-Chi Liu, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Ching-Chang Lee, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Ching-Hsiang Chang, Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan

Abstract

Pharmaceutical care involves the process through which a pharmacist cooperates with a patient and other professionals in implementing a therapeutic plan for the quality use of medicines. However, traditional pharmacy were limited by the shortage of the pharmacists and capabilities of communication, the quality pharmaceutical care was not provided effectively. Previous studies have pointed out the implementation of telepharmacy have potential benefits for improving pharmacy service coverage regardless of where the pharmacist is located. The success of this program depends on the aggressive usages by the pharmacists. Therefore, it’s noteworthy to investigate the determinants of pharmacists’ intention to adopt telepharmacy in their clinical practice. By integrating the task-technology fit theory (TTF) and the unified theory of acceptance and usage of technology (UTAUT), this research proposed a telepharmacy adoption model including six constructs for the pharmacists. We conducted a questionnaire survey from 225 pharmacists in Taiwan and used partial least squares (PLS) via SmartPLS to test our hypotheses of the proposed model. Our results show that both performance expectancy and effort expectancy directly affect the adopting intention of telepharmacy, but the task technology fit will not. However, the antecedent factors of performance expectancy including task technology fit and technology characteristics have significant effect on pharmacists’ intentions indirectly. This study offers a new perspective and a strategic guide for health care industries on how to promote pharmacists to implement telepharmacy and provide quality pharmaceutical care in their community.


Paper Information

Conference: ACSS2015
Stream: Computational Social Science

This paper is part of the ACSS2015 Conference Proceedings (View)
Full Paper
View / Download the full paper in a new tab/window


Comments & Feedback

Place a comment using your LinkedIn profile

Comments

Share on activity feed

Powered by WP LinkPress

Share this Research
Share on print
Print
Share on linkedin
Linkedin
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on vk
Vk
Share on whatsapp
Whatsapp
Share on email
Email
  • Category: Computational Social Science
  • Post navigation

    Previous: Previous post: Assessing Tourism Destination Image and Spatial Pattern using Opinion Mining Analysis
    Next: Next post: Internet Users Attitudes towards Online Targeted Advertisements

Posted by James Alexander Gordon

All Posts

My Favourites

      No Favourites

International | Intercultural | Interdisciplinary

https://youtu.be/h-6Ql7U0Yck

About IAFOR

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) is a research organisation, conference organiser and publisher dedicated to encouraging interdisciplinary discussion, facilitating intercultural awareness and promoting international exchange, principally through educational exchange and academic research.

What We Do

  • Research
  • Publications
  • Conferences
  • Awards
Copyright 2025 © The International Academic Forum (IAFOR). European Community Trade Mark Registration No. 012526646