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Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2025, 8(11); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2025.081101.

Factors Influencing Users' Continuance Intention towards Public Library Health Information Service Platforms

Author(s)

Shuqi Li

Corresponding Author:
Shuqi Li
Affiliation(s)

Business College, Southwest University, Chongqing, 402460, China

Abstract

With the deepening implementation of the Healthy China strategy and the continuous growth of public demand for health information, public libraries, as vital social knowledge service institutions, have identified the development and promotion of health information service platforms as a key initiative to enhance their service effectiveness. Adopting a user-centric perspective, this study investigates the factors influencing users' continuance intention towards these platforms. The findings indicate that information quality significantly and positively influences perceived usefulness; service quality significantly and positively influences user satisfaction; system quality significantly and positively influences continuance intention; perceived usefulness significantly and positively influences continuance intention; and user satisfaction significantly and positively influences continuance intention. This research provides a practical basis for public libraries to optimize health information services and enhance user retention, offering valuable insights for promoting service innovation in public libraries and the dissemination of health information.

Keywords

Public Libraries; Health Information Service Platform; Continuance Intention; Influencing Factors; ECM-ISC Model

Cite This Paper

Shuqi Li. Factors Influencing Users' Continuance Intention towards Public Library Health Information Service Platforms. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2025), Vol. 8, Issue 11: 1-6. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2025.081101.

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