Measuring the Impact of Virtual Communities on the Intention to Use Telemedicine Services
Digital marketing has given new life to healthcare services by enhancing their visibility in the online space. People choose online healthcare services because they can receive instant answers and communicate with specialists in their comfortable environment at the right time. The purpose of this st...
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| description | Digital marketing has given new life to healthcare services by enhancing their visibility in the online space. People choose online healthcare services because they can receive instant answers and communicate with specialists in their comfortable environment at the right time. The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of virtual communities on the intention to use telemedicine. The model is based on a combination of consumer desire (psychological objective) and loyalty through promotional formats (economic objective), as well as data collected from 442 respondents analyzed using structural equation modeling. The research results show that by analyzing target groups in social networks, content can be individualized, and an accurate measurement of e-patient satisfaction must be conducted in order to improve the experience of future consumers of telemedicine services. The results of this study explain what makes people want to use digital healthcare services and can serve as a guide for people who run virtual communities and help digital healthcare service providers figure out how to market their services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b652cba1c8e43a3ab54d3012b4ce12e2023-11-23T16:29:05ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-09-01109168510.3390/healthcare10091685Measuring the Impact of Virtual Communities on the Intention to Use Telemedicine ServicesIustin Priescu0Ionica Oncioiu1Department of Informatics, Faculty of Informatics, Titu Maiorescu University, 040051 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Finance-Banking, Accountancy and Business Administration, Titu Maiorescu University, 040051 Bucharest, RomaniaDigital marketing has given new life to healthcare services by enhancing their visibility in the online space. People choose online healthcare services because they can receive instant answers and communicate with specialists in their comfortable environment at the right time. The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of virtual communities on the intention to use telemedicine. The model is based on a combination of consumer desire (psychological objective) and loyalty through promotional formats (economic objective), as well as data collected from 442 respondents analyzed using structural equation modeling. The research results show that by analyzing target groups in social networks, content can be individualized, and an accurate measurement of e-patient satisfaction must be conducted in order to improve the experience of future consumers of telemedicine services. The results of this study explain what makes people want to use digital healthcare services and can serve as a guide for people who run virtual communities and help digital healthcare service providers figure out how to market their services.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/9/1685digital marketingtelemedicinepromotion strategiessocial media platformsmedical institution |
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| title | Measuring the Impact of Virtual Communities on the Intention to Use Telemedicine Services |
| title_full | Measuring the Impact of Virtual Communities on the Intention to Use Telemedicine Services |
| title_fullStr | Measuring the Impact of Virtual Communities on the Intention to Use Telemedicine Services |
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| title_short | Measuring the Impact of Virtual Communities on the Intention to Use Telemedicine Services |
| title_sort | measuring the impact of virtual communities on the intention to use telemedicine services |
| topic | digital marketing telemedicine promotion strategies social media platforms medical institution |
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