Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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The Effect of UI Usability of Mobile Healthcare Applications on Technostress and Continuous Use Intention: Focusing on Elderly Users

모바일 헬스케어 애플리케이션의 UI 사용성이 테크노스트레스와 지속사용의도에 미치는 영향: 고령의 사용자를 중심으로

  • Cha, Jaehyuk (College of Sport Science, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 차재혁 (성균관대학교 스포츠과학과)
  • Received : 2021.04.08
  • Accepted : 2021.05.20
  • Published : 2021.05.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to empirically verify how UI usability of mobile healthcare applications affects the perception of technostress and continuous use of elderly users. Through this, the effect of UI usability of mobile healthcare applications on technostress and continuous use intention was demonstrated for 199 people aged over 60. As a result, all four sub-factors of UI usability had a significant effect on technostress, and the magnitude of the influence was found to be in the order of content, process, design, and system. On the other hand, it was found that technostress had a significant effect on the intention of continued use. Through the above results, a UI design strategy that can lead to continuous use by relieving the technostress experienced by the elderly was suggested. This provides academic and practical implications for the future development and service direction of mobile healthcare applications for the elderly.

본 연구는 모바일 헬스케어 애플리케이션의 UI 사용성이 고령 이용자의 테크노스트레스 지각과 지속적인 이용에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 실증적으로 검증하는 데 그 목적을 두고 있다. 이를 통해 60세 이상 199명을 대상으로 모바일 헬스케어 애플리케이션의 UI 사용성이 테크노스트레스와 지속사용의도에 미치는 영향을 실증하였다. 그 결과, UI 사용성 4개 하위요인은 모두 테크노스트레스에 유의한 영향을 미쳤으며, 이때 영향력의 크기는 콘텐츠, 프로세스, 디자인, 시스템의 순서인 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 테크노스트레스는 지속사용의도에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 통해 고령자가 겪는 테크노스트레스를 해소함으로써 지속적인 사용을 이끌 수 있는 UI 디자인 전략을 제시하였다. 이는 향후 고령자 대상 모바일 헬스케어 애플리케이션의 개발과 서비스 방향에 대한 학술적 실무적 시사점을 제공한다.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education(2018R1D1A1B07044553)

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