Table 1 Partial summary of research on the acceptance of AI in healthcare.

From: Investigating the factors influencing users’ adoption of artificial intelligence health assistants based on an extended UTAUT model

Researcher

Object

Theoretical framework

Methodology

Country

Key outcomes

Alhashmi et al.39

Artificial intelligence projects in health sector

TAM

Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)

United Arab of Emirates (UAE)

Managerial, organizational, operational and IT infrastructure factors have a positive impact on (AI) projects perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness.

Lin et al.67

AI applications in hospitals

TAM

SEM

China

SN, PEOU, PU, and attitude can predict the intention of healthcare professionals to learn and use AI applications to support precision medicine.

So et al.41

Artificial intelligence

TAM

PLS-SEM

Malaysia

There is a significant relationship between perceived usefulness and acceptance of subjective norms regarding AI.

Fan et al.66

Artificial intelligence-based medical diagnosis support system (AIMDSS)

UTAUT

PLS-SEM

China

Initial trust is an important predictor for healthcare professionals to adopt AMIADS, and it is also an intermediary between existing factors in the UTAUT and behavioral intentions to use AMIADS.

van Bussel et al.42

Virtual assistant

UTAUT

SEM

The Netherlands

Performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and trust significantly influence the behavioral intention of using virtual assistants.

Prakash and Das68

Intelligent clinical diagnostic decision support systems

UTAUT

PLS-SEM

India

Performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, initial trust, and resistance to change predict intention to use.

Zarifis et al.69

Health insurance that explicitly utilizes AI

TAM

PLS-SEM

UK

The perceived usefulness, trust, and personal information privacy concern (PIPC) all affect the use of health insurance.