Older women’s perceptions of wearable and smart home activity sensors

Reeder, Blaine; Chung, Jane; Lyden, Kate; Winters, Joshua D.; Jankowski, C.M.

doi:10.1080/17538157.2019.1582054

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“…In other studies, the environmental benefits of reducing energy costs [34][35][36] through realtime energy consumption monitoring also made the elderly willing to adopt. In contrast, other studies reported that the elderly consider adopting smart homes because of negative responses caused by sensor application, including intrusion of daily life [32,37], physical discomfort [38,39], privacy concerns [30,33], and usability complexity [40].…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Studies investigating the elderly's perception of smart home systems have also been conducted because the willingness of the elderly is essentially required to adopt smart home systems [28]. In several studies, the elderly have shown willingness to adopt smart home systems because of their health-related benefits [29,30] such as immediate action in an emergency situation [31], real-time monitoring of physical activity [32], and remote healthcare services [33], all of which assist in maintaining a healthy independent life. In other studies, the environmental benefits of reducing energy costs [34][35][36] through realtime energy consumption monitoring also made the elderly willing to adopt.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Elderly Perception on the Internet of Things-Based Integrated Smart-Home System

Hoon

Hyun

2021

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An integrated smart home system (ISHS) is an effective way to improve the quality of life of the elderly. The elderly’s willingness is essential to adopt an ISHS; to the best of our knowledge, no study has investigated the elderly’s perception of ISHS. Consequently, this study aims to investigate the elderly’s perception of the ISHS by comprehensively evaluating its possible benefits and negative responses. A set of sensors required for an ISHS was determined, and interviews were designed based on four factors: perceived comfort, perceived usability, perceived privacy, and perceived benefit. Subsequently, technological trials of the sensor-set followed by two focus group interviews were conducted on nine independently living elderly participants at a senior welfare center in South Korea. Consistent with previous studies, the results of this investigation indicate that elderly participants elicited negative responses regarding usability complexity, and discomfort to daily activities. Despite such negative responses, after acquiring enough awareness about the ISHS’s benefits, the elderly acknowledged its necessity and showed a high level of willingness. Furthermore, these results indicate that for a better adoption of an ISHS, sufficient awareness regarding its benefits and development of elderly-friendly smart home sensors that minimize negative responses are required.

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Elderly Perception on the Internet of Things-Based Integrated Smart-Home System

Hoon

Hyun

2021

Sensors

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“…(68) Furthermore, Reeder et al argued that device aesthetics were a potential obstacle to the adoption of wearable healthcare devices, and their research revealed the important role of aesthetic factors, such as color, size, and sensor placement. (69) Moreover, older women said that wearable devices should be in the form of jewelry or a button or incorporated into textiles. (69) The female participants in the study of Puri et al also believed that wearable healthcare devices should be developed as fashionable items.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(69) Moreover, older women said that wearable devices should be in the form of jewelry or a button or incorporated into textiles. (69) The female participants in the study of Puri et al also believed that wearable healthcare devices should be developed as fashionable items. (64)…”

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MXene-based Sensors for Detecting Human Physiological Information

Yuan¹,

Zhang²,

Wu³

2020

Sensors and Materials

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“…Previous research showed that the combination of physical exercise with cognitively challenging tasks provided by technology-based exercise programs can improve global physical and cognitive functions in healthy and clinical populations of older adults, compared to physical exercise training alone [8][9][10]. Researchers examined possible innovative alternatives for PA promotion, including mobile phone applications [11], wearable and smart home activity sensors [12], and use of active video games or exergames [13,14]. These relatively new technological tools have the potential to be an effective alternative to fulfill sedentary leisure time and enhance older adults' perceptions of competence, motivation, and confidence to engage in PA [15][16][17].…”

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Older Adults’ Perceptions of the Usefulness of Technologies for Engaging in Physical Activity: Using Focus Groups to Explore Physical Literacy

Campelo

Katz

2020

IJERPH

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Insufficient physical activity (PA) levels observed among older adults remain extremely high and pose a danger to developing and maintaining their physical literacy (PL). Each person’s level of PL partly depends on their physical and cognitive skills, confidence level, and degree of motivation to practice PA daily. New technologies, such as exergames and wearable fitness trackers, may enable older adults to increase their PL, stimulating uptake and ongoing PA participation. Objective: This focus group study aims to describe older adults’ perceptions of the use of technologies to engage in physical exercise programs. Methods: Fifteen participants were randomly selected from a sample of 40 older adults who completed a randomized controlled trial that investigated the benefits of using technology in the context of group-based exercise programs. Separate post-intervention focus groups were performed with an exergaming group, a conventional physical training group, and a no training group (control). Data were mapped onto constructs from the four domains of PL: affective, physical, cognitive, and behavioral. Results: Generally, participants expressed positive perceptions about the benefits of using technology to engage in PA. These positive feelings outweighed the costs and the lack of familiarization with technology. Common themes for the three groups emerged from the discussions and included familiarization with technology, using fitness tracker to monitor PA, previous exposure to technology, and interaction with peers, staff members, and relatives. In particular, participants from the exergaming group explored the ideas of training their cognitive skills while using the exergame accessories, exercising in an alternative way, competitive versus cooperative play, changes in sense of humor, skill transferability from game to real environment, progressions of the exercise intensities, and the potential use of exergames for rehabilitation. Conclusions: Participants in this study reported positive perceptions about implementing technology into exercise. Emphasizing the benefits of using technology in group-based exercise programs may increase older adults’ PL levels and their future technology adoption. The potential implementation of technology into conventional exercise programs should focus on older adults’ lifelong values, biopsychosocial conditions, and the possibility of reducing age-related risk of injuries and chronic diseases.

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Older women’s perceptions of wearable and smart home activity sensors

Cited by 39 publications

References 63 publications

Elderly Perception on the Internet of Things-Based Integrated Smart-Home System

Elderly Perception on the Internet of Things-Based Integrated Smart-Home System

MXene-based Sensors for Detecting Human Physiological Information

Older Adults’ Perceptions of the Usefulness of Technologies for Engaging in Physical Activity: Using Focus Groups to Explore Physical Literacy

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