Abstract:

The aim of this study is to develop a measurement tool that can evaluate the readiness of the society for e-health applications and to test its validity and reliability of the scale.. In the research, exploratory sequential mixed method research was used. In the qualitative research phase, which is the first stage of the research, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 8 experts in the relevant field. According to the qualitative research findings, the quantitative research phase of the study has been determined. In this context, the draft scale developed according to qualitative research data has been examined at what rate it will be supported according to quantitative research findings. The sample within the scope of quantitative research consists of 203 participants. MAXQDA 2020 and SPSS 2020 programs were used in the analysis of the data. The data was evaluated with the Coverage Validity Index, Mean, Cronbach's Alpha and Exploratory Factor Analysis. The Content Validity Index was found as 0.94. KaiserMeyer-Olkin (KMO) sampling proficiency test result is 0,88. Bartlett's test was evaluated as significant (p<0.000). According to the qualitative research findings, 6 dimensions were discovered in the context of social e-health readiness: cultural dimension, privacy and reliability dimension, technology and infrastructure dimension, attitude dimension, educational dimension and ease of use dimension. According to the quantitative research findings, 5 factors with Eigenvalues greater than 1 were determined in the Exploratory Factor Analysis analysis. As a result, it has been discovered that quantitative research findings support the cultural dimension, confidentiality and reliability dimension, technology and infrastructure dimension, attitude dimension and educational dimension which are among the qualitative research findings. Items related to the ease of use dimension were not included in the scale because they were not supported by quantitative research findings.

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