Abstract:Technological advances in monitoring vulnerable care-recipients are on the rise. Recent and future development of Smart Wear technology (devices integrated into clothing that monitor care-recipients) might assist family caregivers with tasks related to caring for young children, relatives with disabilities, and frail spouses or parents. However, the development and use of this technology in family caregiving contexts is in its infancy. Focus group interviews of family caregivers were conducted to explore persp… Show more
“…Smart clothing presents the capability to monitor elderly through the city without affecting their performances, improving assistance and their family caregiving [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]. Tsai et al (2020) [31] proposed a technology acceptance model for investigating 50 elderly perceptions regarding the use of a smart vest for monitoring posture (Fig.…”
“…Smart clothing presents the capability to monitor elderly through the city without affecting their performances, improving assistance and their family caregiving [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]. Tsai et al (2020) [31] proposed a technology acceptance model for investigating 50 elderly perceptions regarding the use of a smart vest for monitoring posture (Fig.…”
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