Technology Acceptance and Aging

Merkel, Sebastian; Enste, Peter; Hilbert, Josef; Chen, Ke; Chan, Alan H.S.; Kwon, Sunkyo

doi:10.1891/9780826128898.0016

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“…Application and problematization of TAM toward older persons have also been made: the senior technology acceptance model [21] and HITAM of older persons [22]. The importance of contextual factors [23,24], as well as the usability and acceptability for older adults with mild cognitive impairment and dementia [25] have recently been in focus.…”

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A Novel Instrument for Measuring Older People’s Attitudes Toward Technology (TechPH): Development and Validation

Anderberg¹,

Eivazzadeh²,

Berglund³

2019

J Med Internet Res

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Background The use of health technology by older people is coming increasingly in focus with the demographic changes. Health information technology is generally perceived as an important factor in enabling increased quality of life and reducing the cost of care for this group. Age-appropriate design and facilitation of technology adoption are important to ensure functionality and removal of various barriers to usage. Development of assessment tools and instruments for evaluating older persons’ technology adoption and usage as well as measuring the effects of the interventions are of high priority. Both usability and acceptance of a specific technology or service are important factors in evaluating the impact of a health information technology intervention. Psychometric measures are seldom included in evaluations of health technology. However, basic attitudes and sentiments toward technology (eg, technophilia) could be argued to influence both the level of satisfaction with the technology itself as well as the perception of the health intervention outcome. Objective The purpose of this study is to develop a reduced and refined instrument for measuring older people's attitudes and enthusiasm for technology based on relevant existing instruments for measuring technophilia. A requirement of the new instrument is that it should be short and simple to make it usable for evaluation of health technology for older people. Methods Initial items for the TechPH questionnaire were drawn from a content analysis of relevant existing technophilia measure instruments. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted in a random selection of persons aged 65 years or older (N=374) on eight initial items. The scale was reduced to six items, and the internal consistency and reliability of the scale were examined. Further validation was made by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results The exploratory factor analysis resulted in two factors. These factors were analyzed and labeled techEnthusiasm and techAnxiety. They demonstrated relatively good internal consistency (Cronbach alpha=.72 and .68, respectively). The factors were confirmed in the CFA and showed good model fit (χ 2 8 =21.2, χ 2 / df =2.65, comparative fit index=0.97, adjusted goodness-of-fit index=0.95, root mean square error of approximation=0.067, standardized root mean square residual=0.036). Conclusions The construed TechPH score showed expected relations to external real-world criteria, and the two factors showed interesting internal relations. Different technophilia personality traits distinguish clusters with different behaviors of adaptation as well as usage of new technology. Whether there is an independent association with the TechPH score against outcomes in health technology projects needs to be shown in further studies. The instrument ...

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A Novel Instrument for Measuring Older People’s Attitudes Toward Technology (TechPH): Development and Validation

Anderberg¹,

Eivazzadeh²,

Berglund³

2019

J Med Internet Res

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“…For seniors to trust technology, vendors need to promote realistic expectations. Researchers need to pay more attention to the issue of how changes in loss of trust and/or perceived risk affect technology adoption interacting with other relevant factors, particularly, age-related factors and abilities (Hoff & Bashir, 2015;Merkel et al, 2016).…”

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“…Based on the models, researchers have also attempted to find how social context (Kulviwat et al, 2009; Venkatesh et al, 2003) and individual differences (Chen & Chan, 2014; Porter & Donthu, 2006; Sarker & Wells, 2003), such as age, income, cultural background, technology, and self-efficacy, affect the behavioral intentions and actual acceptance of new technology. The models were recently extended to account for technology acceptance in older adults by adding age-related health and ability factors (e.g., Chen & Chan, 2014; Merkel et al, 2016).…”

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Shaking Confidence in Technology: Effects of an Earthquake-Induced Nuclear Disaster on Technology Adoption in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

2019

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Using the coincidental timing of a national survey conducted in Japan before and after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, this study reports a rare natural experiment that explored how the experience of a nuclear disaster influenced technology adoption in middle-aged and older adults. We conducted path analyses assessing how technology or nontechnology adoption intention and behavior changed before and after the nuclear disaster and whether age could moderate the potential change over and above other relevant factors. Our models supported that Japanese middle-aged to older adults reported fewer technology adoption behaviors after experiencing of the earthquake. However, the negative impact of the earthquake was not more pronounced in older adults. Our results suggest that researchers need to pay more attention to the issue of how loss of trust and/or perceived risk affect technology adoption interacting with other relevant factors, particularly, age-related factors and abilities.

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“…Building upon TAM-including TAM2 and TAM3, and UTAUT-Merkel, et al [34] maintain that technology needs to be adopted and used on three levels-the product or the innovation itself, the user's characteristics, and the environmental and contextual framework. As more products include designs to support the needs of the elderly, it becomes important that the IS discipline considers older adult factors.…”

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“…As more products include designs to support the needs of the elderly, it becomes important that the IS discipline considers older adult factors. The aging population is not a homogeneous group; therefore, many factors beyond their physical or cognitive change affect the aging process [34].…”

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Social Media and Older Adults: Understanding Cognitive Training and Social Network

Milovich

Burleson

2018

Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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The literature on technology, cognitive training, and social network of older adults are reviewed through the lens of social inclusion. Technology has enhanced the lives of children to older adults with training, information, and social connections over the internet. Yet, as technology has advanced, those born before the significance of the internet of things (IoT) have minimal exposure to enhance the quality of their lives. Older adults are digital immigrants, those born before personal computers and the IoT became part of everyday life. One might propose that with equal instruction and access to technology, digital immigrants are able to navigate technology regardless of their age. However, research shows that the aging population faces significant training, device, and technical obstacles, which are different from those of digital natives. This review is a foundation for how interventions in older adult speed of processing and social network might support future experimental research.

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Technology Acceptance and Aging

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A Novel Instrument for Measuring Older People’s Attitudes Toward Technology (TechPH): Development and Validation

A Novel Instrument for Measuring Older People’s Attitudes Toward Technology (TechPH): Development and Validation

Shaking Confidence in Technology: Effects of an Earthquake-Induced Nuclear Disaster on Technology Adoption in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Social Media and Older Adults: Understanding Cognitive Training and Social Network

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