Perceptions of drone technology in health-care product delivery
| Factor | Description | Relevant papers |
|---|---|---|
| Attitude towards using technology | This refers to an individual’s general predisposition towards using new technologies | Za’im Sahul Hameed et al. (2023); Cai et al. (2021) |
| Complexity | This refers to the perceived difficulty or complexity of using drone technology for health-care product delivery | Cai et al. (2021); Jasim et al. (2022) |
| Compatibility | This refers to the perceived fit between drone technology and health-care organisations’ and workers’ needs, values, and experience | Cai et al. (2021); Jasim et al. (2022) |
| Personal innovativeness | This refers to the degree to which health-care organisations and workers are willing to adopt new and innovative technologies such as drones | Cai et al. (2021); Jasim et al. (2022) |
| Delivery risk | This refers to the potential risk or negative effect of using drones for health-care product delivery, such as crashes or loss of products | Jasim et al. (2022); Leon et al. (2021); Pande and Taeihagh (2021) |
| Performance risk | This refers to the potential risk or negative consequences associated with the performance of drone technology for health-care product delivery, such as product spoilage or delayed delivery | Cai et al. (2021); Jasim et al. (2022) |
| Relative advantage | This refers to the perceived benefits or advantages of using drones for health-care product delivery over existing alternatives, such as faster delivery times and reduced costs | Cai et al. (2021); Pande and Taeihagh (2021) |
| Performance expectancy | This refers to the expectation of how well drone technology will perform in delivering health-care products, such as accuracy and reliability | Aghimien et al. (2022); Pande and Taeihagh (2021) |
| Security | This refers to concerns about protecting information and data when using drone technology for health-care product delivery | Cai et al. (2021); Jasim et al. (2022) |
| Invasion of privacy | This refers to concerns about potential privacy violations when using drone technology for health-care product delivery | Ganjipour and Edrisi (2023); Leon et al. (2021) |
| Description | Relevant papers | |
|---|---|---|
| This refers to an individual’s general predisposition towards using new technologies | ||
| This refers to the perceived difficulty or complexity of using drone technology for health-care product delivery | ||
| This refers to the perceived fit between drone technology and health-care organisations’ and workers’ needs, values, and experience | ||
| This refers to the degree to which health-care organisations and workers are willing to adopt new and innovative technologies such as drones | ||
| This refers to the potential risk or negative effect of using drones for health-care product delivery, such as crashes or loss of products | ||
| This refers to the potential risk or negative consequences associated with the performance of drone technology for health-care product delivery, such as product spoilage or delayed delivery | ||
| This refers to the perceived benefits or advantages of using drones for health-care product delivery over existing alternatives, such as faster delivery times and reduced costs | ||
| This refers to the expectation of how well drone technology will perform in delivering health-care products, such as accuracy and reliability | ||
| This refers to concerns about protecting information and data when using drone technology for health-care product delivery | ||
| This refers to concerns about potential privacy violations when using drone technology for health-care product delivery |
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