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Voice-based control system for smart hospital wards: a pilot study of patient acceptance

Posted on 2022-03-03 - 09:02
Abstract Background The smart hospital's concept of using the Internet of Things (IoT) to reduce human resources demand has become more popular in the aging society. Objective To implement the voice smart care (VSC) system in hospital wards and explore patient acceptance via the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Methods A structured questionnaire based on TAM was developed and validated as a research tool. Only the patients hospitalized in the VSC wards and who used it for more than two days were invited to fill the questionnaire. Statistical variables were analyzed using SPSS version 24.0. A total of 30 valid questionnaires were finally obtained after excluding two incomplete questionnaires. Cronbach’s α values for all study constructs were above 0.84. Result We observed that perceived ease of use on perceived usefulness, perceived usefulness on user satisfaction and attitude toward using, and attitude toward using on behavioral intention to use had statistical significance (p < .01), respectively. Conclusion We have successfully developed the VSC system in a Taiwanese academic medical center. Our study indicated that perceived usefulness was a crucial factor, which means the system function should precisely meet the patients' demands. Additionally, a clever system design is important since perceived ease of use positively affects perceived usefulness. The insight generated from this study could be beneficial to hospitals when implementing similar systems to their wards.

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AUTHORS (10)

Wen-Shan Jian
Ju-Yu Wang
Annisa Ristya Rahmanti
Shuo-Chen Chien
Chun-Kung Hsu
Chia-Hui Chien
Yu-Chuan Li
Chun-You Chen
Yen-Po Chin
Chen-Ling Huang
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