A94. Katz, J. E. & Rice,
R. E. (2009). Public views of
mobile medical devices and services: A US national survey of consumer
sentiments towards RFID healthcare technology. International
Journal
of Medical Informatics, 78, 104-114.
A 2007
national public opinion survey of 1404 Americans revealed variations in
sentiments concerning the desirability of several mobile healthcare
technologies based on RFID. The survey appears to be the first
reasonably
national public opinion survey of US adults concerning their attitudes
towards
mobile healthcare technology. The survey revealed high levels of
interest in
emergency intervention services, but much less so in health information
and
monitoring services. Interest in RFID personal medical technology was
positively associated with high levels of trust in others and social
support.
At the same time, a small minority were negatively disposed towards
such
applications. In those cases, the negative sentiment appears heightened
when
the mobile healthcare application is offered in a modality attached to
the body
as opposed to a somewhat more physically remote option, i.e., attached
to one’s
cell phone.
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