A Study of Factors Influencing the Use Behaviour of Elderly Patients in Smart Medical Services Based on Decision-making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory
Objective To identify and analyze the key factors affecting the use behavior of elderly patients with smart medical services by taking the smart medical system of a top-three hospital as an example,so as to provide a basis for promoting the use of smart medical services for elderly patients and the age-appropriate transformation of smart medical services.Methods The factors influencing the use behavior of elderly patients with smart medical services were analyzed,and correlation analysis of factors influencing the use behaviour of elderly patients with smart medical services were analyzed by DEMATEL method.Results The centrality and causation of all influencing factors were calculated,and the key influencing factors affecting the use behavior of elderly patients with smart medical services were identified.Among them,the main factors of reason degree are the hospital's willingness to adapt to aging transformation,the influence of key population and relevant national policy support,and the main factor of center degree is the perceived cost of patients.Conclusion The perceived cost of elderly patients can be reduced by improving the smart medical service,enhancing the health information literacy of elderly patients and giving full play to the social support effect,so as to promote the use behavior of elderly patients'smart medical services.
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