Fox, Grace
ORCID: 0000-0003-1392-6833, Lynn, Theo
ORCID: 0000-0001-9284-7580, van der Werff, Lisa
ORCID: 0000-0003-4529-4690 and Kennedy, Jennifer
ORCID: 0000-0003-0301-9076
(2024)
Does telemedicine hold the key for reproductive health care? A quantitative examination of women's intentions toward use and accurate information disclosure.
Health Services Research, 60
(3).
ISSN 1475-6773
Abstract
Objective
To investigate women's perceptions of telemedicine for reproductive health care services, focusing on how perceived benefits and privacy risks influence their intentions to adopt telemedicine and their willingness to disclose personal health information.
Study Setting and Design
A cross-sectional survey was conducted. The study applied the privacy calculus theory to the context of telemedicine for reproductive health, using adapted, validated variables to develop the survey. Outcome variables included intentions to adopt telemedicine and willingness to disclose accurate personal health information.
Data Sources and Analytic Sample
Data were collected in May and June 2023 using Qualtrics online panel services, targeting women across the United States who had not used telemedicine for reproductive health. The sample comprised 847 women aged 18 and older. Structural equation modeling was employed using AMOS v28.0 to test the hypothesized relationships between perceived benefits, perceived risks, and adoption intentions. The analysis controlled for age, household income, political affiliation, religious views, and prior births.
Principal Findings
Perceived benefits were positively related to intention to adopt telemedicine for reproductive care (β: 0.600, p < 0.001), and willingness to disclose accurate personal health information (β: 0.453, p < 0.001). Unexpectedly, perceived privacy risks were positively related to adoption intentions (β: 0.128, p < 0.001), but negatively related to willingness to disclose (β: −0.282, p < 0.001). Intentions to adopt were positively associated with willingness to disclose (β: 0.089, p < 0.05). Lastly, older women and women located in states with abortion restrictions expressed lower intentions to adopt. The model explained 40.2% of variance in intention to adopt and 38.3% of variance in willingness to disclose.
Conclusions
The study demonstrates the importance of perceived benefits and privacy risks in driving telemedicine adoption and disclosure intentions among women in the reproductive health context. These findings suggest the need for targeted strategies to address privacy concerns and support telemedicine adoption, particularly in restrictive regulatory environments.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article (Published) |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Abortion care, benefits, information disclosure, privacy, reproductive health, risk, telemedicine |
| Subjects: | Business > Consumer behaviour Medical Sciences > Health |
| DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School |
| Publisher: | Wiley Periodicals LLC |
| Official URL: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1... |
| Copyright Information: | Authors |
| ID Code: | 32615 |
| Deposited On: | 13 May 2026 11:18 by Tam Nguyen . Last Modified 13 May 2026 11:18 |
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