TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kalokoh,Sulaiman
AU  - Agoyi,Mary
TI  - ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE  USE OF IoT WRISTBANDS DURING THE COVID-19  PANDEMIC
PY  - 2022///
KW  - Actuators
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
KW  - Adoption
KW  - COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
KW  - Internet of things
N1  - Thesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Management Information Systems Department; Includes bibliography (sheets 59-63)
N2  - ABSTRACT
The emergence of COVID-19 has presented many difficulties in various 
organizational sectors globally. The internet of things has been a significant enabler of 
benefits in any pandemic mainly to its users. However, despite the advantages the 
internet of things offers, there has been a low turnout in the adoption of IoT technology 
globally. It has affected many organizations and a few of these organizations that are 
unable to surpass the low backs encountered during the pandemic collapsed. The 
researcher adopted a quantitative approach to analyze factors influencing the use of 
IoT wristbands during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey was conducted to 
obtain the data. Regression analysis and Structural equation modeling (SEM)
techniques were done using SmartPLS4 version 4.0.8.3 to obtain the results in 
analyzing the factors influencing the use of IoT wristbands during the pandemic. The 
results showed that PC and SC positively influenced IU towards IoT usage; however, 
PC did not have a direct significance to IU. The results also showed that TR positively 
influenced the continued intention to use (IU) IoT services. The study reveals that one 
of the top benefits of using IoT is that it strictly maintains social distancing. It was 
seen that TR as a mediator positively influenced PC and SC towards IU. The 
explanatory and predictive power of analyzing the factors influencing the use of IoT 
wristbands during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Turkish republic of North Cyprus 
accounted for 45%. This study has contributed to the body of knowledge on IoT 
adoption that can be used by policymakers and government officials.
Keywords : Actuators, Adoption, COVID-19, Factors, Internet of things (IoT), 
Privacy, Security, Sensors, Trust
ER  -