Abstract: Incorporating Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in healthcare represents a significant leap forward, capable of transforming the delivery and management of medical services. As healthcare systems across the globe increasingly seek innovative solutions to improve efficiency, enhance patient outcomes, and reduce operational costs, IoT emerges as a key enabler of this transformation. Despite the widely recognized benefits of IoT, its adoption in the healthcare sector, particularly within public hospitals in developing countries, remains limited and is still in the early stages. Therefore, understanding the factors influencing its adoption is essential for supporting effective adoption and advancing digital healthcare initiatives. This study aims to assess the validity and reliability of the instrument designed to identify the factors influencing the adoption of IoT technology in Jordanian public hospitals. A structured survey instrument collected a preliminary dataset from forty decision-makers in Jordanian public hospitals. The survey items were developed based on constructs derived from the Technology-Organizational-Environment (TOE) framework and the Human-Organization-Technology fit (HOT-fit) model, supported by relevant literature. Descriptive statistics were performed using SPSS, while the reliability and validity of the instrument were assessed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results demonstrated that the measurement instrument had acceptable levels of reliability and validity, confirming its suitability for use in the main study. This study enriches the existing research and enhances the broader understanding of IoT adoption in healthcare organizations, offering insights that can be useful to both practitioners and researchers in this field.

Mutasem Zrekat and Othman Bin Ibrahim, “The Factors Influencing Internet of Things Adoption in Public Hospitals: A Pilot Study” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), 16(6), 2025. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2025.0160617

@article{Zrekat2025,
title = {The Factors Influencing Internet of Things Adoption in Public Hospitals: A Pilot Study},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2025.0160617},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2025.0160617},
year = {2025},
publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
volume = {16},
number = {6},
author = {Mutasem Zrekat and Othman Bin Ibrahim}
}