A Study on The Influence of College Students' Intention to Use Mobile Apps

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to provide basic data for the efficient provision of health information databy identifying the effects on nursing students' intention to use mobile apps. Data collection wasconducted from May 1 to May 10, 2019, with the consent of the subjects, and 199 participants were usedfor the final analysis. Prior to collecting the data from the study, we describe the purpose of the study,how to collect the data, and how to discard the data at the end of the study. In addition, the survey wasconducted with the written consent of the person wishing to participate. The questionnaire wascomposed of demographic characteristics, perceptions, attitudes, and intention to use medical-relatedapps. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation,and multiple regression using the SPSS 21.0 statistical program. Due to this study, the difference in intentionto use medical-related mobile apps according to general characteristics showed significant results ingrades, achievements, major satisfaction, and experiences for medical-related apps. Subjects' intentionto use mobile apps was found to be positively correlated with performance expectations, ease oflearning, mobile proficiency, attitudes toward health-related apps, social influences, facilitators, and selfefficacy. It was found that the proficiency of mobile users and the attitude toward medical apps had anegative correlation with anxiety factors. As a result of the regression analysis, the factors affecting theintention to use medical-related mobile apps were in the order of attitude toward medical-related appsand self-efficacy. The factors used in the analysis were found to explain 51.5% of the factors affecting theintention to use mobile apps related to medical information.