Predicting the Factors Influencing Intention to Use e-Health Systems Towards Healthy Lifestyles in Nigeria Using Technology Acceptance and Information Systems Success Models

Abstract

It is an irrefutable assertion that communication technologies play a significant role in sustaining healthy lifestyles. However, to achieve this goal, one needs to be literate on how to maximise communication tools for acquiring health information. This study, therefore, examined the predictors of healthy lifestyles in Nigeria by utilising Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Information System Success (ISS) tents. The quantitative method through a survey approach was employed for quantifying the data and for inferential requirements. The survey was administered to 375 undergraduate students at Baze University Abuja, Nigeria. The descriptive parts of the data were analysed via Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) while the relationships between variables and mediating mechanisms were analysed through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The findings disclosed that perceived usefulness, ease of use, and intentions to use e-health systems were important in shaping user attitudes toward using e-health systems for healthy lifestyles. The study also projected the value of information and service qualities in shaping user perceptions of e-health systems. Hence, the need to improve information and service qualities to enhance user perceptions of e-health systems is recommended. This study further identified factors that could instigate the utilisation of communication technologies for sustaining healthy lifestyles in emerging countries, specifically in the African continent. Keywords: Communication technologies, information quality, healthy lifestyles, e-health systems, emerging countries.