Date of Award

2015

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Health Administration

College

College of Health Professions

First Advisor

Dustin Annan-Coultas

Second Advisor

James S Zoller

Third Advisor

Mrunal Shirish Shah

Abstract

mHealth is a fast growing segment for healthcare. However, there has been little research into the specific elements of mHealth that can drive continued use for optimization of the potential benefits. The purpose of this case study was to use the Delone and McLean Information System Model as a framework for classification of mHealth functionality and then to review the utilization of those categories over a six month period of time. A sample of 137 pediatric diabetics was reviewed. The activation rate was high at 94.9% indicating an interest in using mHealth. There was higher utilization of system features in the group of users with 60.3% of total uses being related to a system feature. There also were specific use patterns between gender with male patients consisting of 66.2% of the overall uses. Future applications should focus on system features and customization by gender to support sustained use.

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