Doctors on-line: using diffusion of innovations theory to understand internet use.
Summary. Family physicians in a northeastern U.S. metropolitan area adopt internet use for medical information when they have time to learn and observe its benefits firsthand. Diffusion of innovations theory predicts adoption patterns: physicians need protected time to develop skills and experience usefulness before internet searching becomes routine. Continuing medical education focused on internet skills could increase adoption, while demographic factors like gender or training recency do not affect adoption rates.
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Chew, F., Grant, W. D., & Tote, R.. (2004). Doctors on-line: using diffusion of innovations theory to understand internet use. PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15467942
Chew, Fiona, et al. “Doctors on-line: using diffusion of innovations theory to understand internet use.” PubMed, 2004. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15467942.
Chew, Fiona, William D. Grant, and Rohit Tote. 2004. “Doctors on-line: using diffusion of innovations theory to understand internet use.” PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15467942.
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- United States
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- North America
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- rural-healthcare, innovation-theory, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28