Perception of Wearable Computers for Everyday Life by the General Public: Impact of Culture and Gender on Technology

Duval, Sébastien; Hashizume, Hidetoshi

doi:10.1007/11596356_82

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“…In contrast, women considered its usefulness most important when referring to the health dimension. Other studies coincide with these results, where women have a lower use attitude than men [24,45,50,51]. On the contrary, Wu et al [52] conducted a study involving 120 Amazon consumers.…”

Section: Mobile Information Systemsmentioning

confidence: 76%

Empirical Study Based on the Perceptions of Patients and Relatives about the Acceptance of Wearable Devices to Improve Their Health and Prevent Possible Diseases

Guillén‐Gámez

Mayorga-Fernández

2019

Mobile Information Systems

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In recent years, there has been a technological revolution affecting all areas of life, including health. Following this trend, a series of electronic devices called wearable technology have emerged with the aim of improving the quality of people’s life. These devices are made up of tools that help to prevent the development of chronic diseases and fight against the aging of society by monitoring the vital signs of users. Despite the advantages of using these devices from medical and health points of view, it is necessary to know the opinion of users regarding their use. For this reason, this study has been proposed. The purpose of this study is to analyse the perceptions of the subjects involved in the research regarding the acceptance of wearable devices, taking into account variables, such as age and gender. To this end, a nonexperimental, ex post facto design has been composed that combines descriptive and inferential techniques, with a sample of 606 patients and relatives belonging to a public health centre in the community of Madrid.

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Section: Mobile Information Systemsmentioning

confidence: 76%

Empirical Study Based on the Perceptions of Patients and Relatives about the Acceptance of Wearable Devices to Improve Their Health and Prevent Possible Diseases

Guillén‐Gámez

Mayorga-Fernández

2019

Mobile Information Systems

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“…We also recognise the transferability of our findings is limited by our single culture sample. As noted in our review of related work, attitudes to self-presentation are influenced by culture and gender [26,27,25], as well as individual aspects [65].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Prior works have highlighted cultural differences in interest to adopt wearable technologies [25,26]. For example, Wang et al [25] noted that elderly Chinese and Korean participants exhibited higher interest in using technology to connect with others than their US counterparts.…”

Section: Cultural and Gender Influencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, Wang et al [25] noted that elderly Chinese and Korean participants exhibited higher interest in using technology to connect with others than their US counterparts. In a study comparing cultural and gender perceptions of wearable display of information on emotional states, conducted in France and Japan, display of information for general social purposes was universally disliked, and more strongly so by female participants [26]. Whilst French participants wished to be fully in control of the publicly displayed information, Japanese participants were accepting of some level of AI based content selection.…”

Section: Cultural and Gender Influencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring public wearable display of wellness tracker data

Colley

Pfleging

Alt

et al. 2020

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies

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We investigate wearable presentation of tracked wellness data, and people's perceptions and motivations for sharing it through a wearable display. Whilst online sharing is a common feature in wellness tracking solutions, the motivations and experiences of users to share tracked data in situ has not been widely studied. We created two functional prototypes-the hat tracker and the tracker badge-which we used as probes in two focus groups to elicit opinions on the content and format of wearable tracker displays. Complementing this, a study where participants used the hat tracker prototype in public locations provides insights on sharing in everyday life use contexts. We report that users appreciate the motivating nature of such displays, but favor the display of positive information. Leveraging prior work, we present a model describing the factors affecting users' willingness to share tracked data via wearable displays, and highlight such displays' potential for supporting behavior change.

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“…Factors influencing the adoption of innovations with wearable sensors can be broadly categorized into general, physical and software characteristics. The general factors presented in the literature include the high price associated with emerging technology [33], culture and gender for specific wearables [34], social influence [35] and personal preferences [36,37].…”

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Adoption Barriers of IoT in Large Scale Pilots

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The pervasive connectivity of devices enabled by Internet of Things (IoT) technologies is leading the way in various innovative services and applications. This increasing connectivity comes with its own complexity. Thus, large scale pilots (LSPs) are designed to develop, test and use IoT innovations in various domains in conditions very similar to their operational scalable setting. One of the key challenges facing the diffusion of such innovations within the course of an LSP is understanding the conditions in which their respective users decide to adopt them (or not). Accordingly, in this study we explore IoT adoption barriers in four LSPs in Europe from the following domains: smart cities, autonomous driving, wearables and smart agriculture and farming. By applying Roger's Diffusion of Innovation as a theoretical lens and using empirical data from workshops and expert interviews, we identify a set of common and domain specific adoption barriers. Our results reveal that trust, cost, perceived value, privacy and security are common concerns, yet shape differently across domains. In order to overcome various barriers, the relative advantage or value of using the innovation needs to be clearly communicated and related to the users' situational use; while this value can be economic in some domains, it is more hedonic in others. LSPs were particularly challenged in applying established strategies to overcome some of those barriers (e.g., co-creation with end-users) due to the immaturity of the technology as well as the scale of pilots. Accordingly, we reflect on the theoretical choice in the discussion as well as the implications of this study on research and practice. We conclude with providing practical recommendations to LSPs and avenues for future research.

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Perception of Wearable Computers for Everyday Life by the General Public: Impact of Culture and Gender on Technology

Cited by 13 publications

References 10 publications

Empirical Study Based on the Perceptions of Patients and Relatives about the Acceptance of Wearable Devices to Improve Their Health and Prevent Possible Diseases

Empirical Study Based on the Perceptions of Patients and Relatives about the Acceptance of Wearable Devices to Improve Their Health and Prevent Possible Diseases

Exploring public wearable display of wellness tracker data

Adoption Barriers of IoT in Large Scale Pilots

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