User acceptance of an app-based adherence intervention: Perspectives from patients taking oral anticancer medications:

BackgroundWidespread adoption by patients is imperative for the success of app-based interventions for enhancing adherence to oral anticancer medications. Patients' attitudes and beliefs should be evaluated to understand determinants of their acceptance and adoption of such interventions.ObjectiveTo identify factors that influence cancer patients' intention to adopt an app-based system for enhancing oral anticancer medication adherence.MethodsThis study was conducted as part of the usability evaluation of an app-based system for enhancing adherence. We followed the grounded theory approach employing audio-recorded face-to-face interviews for data collection from patients taking oral anticancer medications (n = 15) and caregivers of such patients (n = 3). Data analysis involved verbatim transcription of all interviews, coding of the transcripts and field notes, detailed memo writing, and constant comparative evaluation of emergent categories.ResultsA conceptual framework of facilitating and hindering facto...