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August 23, 2026HealthcareOpen Access

Digital Health Adoption Among Patients with Diabetes inQassim Unaizah, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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NINada IbrahimMAMohammed Saif AnaamTATalal Sami Alkeraidees

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals high digital health adoption in diabetes patients, indicating that perceived usefulness and self-efficacy drive technology use.

Key Points

  • To investigate the factors influencing digital health technology adoption among patients with diabetes in Qassim Unaizah, Saudi Arabia, using an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).
  • Conducted a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia from November 2025 to January 2026 with a structured survey measuring TAM constructs on 5-point Likert scales (N=203).
  • Analyzed data using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, one-way ANOVA, and supplementary qualitative content analysis from open-ended responses (n=40).
  • Smartphone ownership reached 99.5%, with 82.8% using blood glucose tracking applications, 63.1% reporting daily use, and 81.8% expressing overall satisfaction.
  • All TAM constructs positively correlated with behavioral intention (all p < 0.001): attitude (r = 0.450), perceived usefulness (r = 0.438), self-efficacy (r = 0.394), trust (r = 0.379), ease of use (r = 0.340), and privacy concern (r = 0.309).
  • Mean construct scores indicated high acceptance, including perceived usefulness (4.31 ± 0.39) and behavioral intention (4.21 ± 0.44), with notably low privacy concerns (mean 1.70 ± 0.89).

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Ibrahim et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aae337677a3411444706ahttps://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14162654
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