Wearable Technologies: Acceptance Model for Smartwatch Adoption Among Older Adults

Lazaro, May Jorella; Lim, Jaeseo; Kim, Sung Hoon; Yun, Myung Hwan

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50252-2_23

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“…Thus, it was confirmed that employees' ICT anxiety - H1 , perceived when using the company's equipment (job demand), and their smartphone addiction – H2 (job resource) provoke job interruptions (strain) and all these together negatively affect job efficacy (motivation). ICT anxiety, as one of the major impediments for technology use, demands from employees certain confidence when implementing ICT in their job tasks [ 34 ]. It acts as an indicator of efficient working, so it was likely to find disrupted and troubled working tasks for higher levels of ICT anxiety [ 17 , 41 ].…”

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“…In general use, ICT or technology anxiety has been considered one of the most substantial personal barriers to adopting and using technology [ [32] , [33] , [34] ]. Describing an individual's feeling of discomfort while interacting with technology, ICT anxiety shows the user's tendency to be reluctant to employ new technologies [ 35 ].…”

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Is job performance conditioned by work-from-home demands and resources?

Prodanova

Kocarev

2021

Technology in Society

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Is job performance conditioned by work-from-home demands and resources?

Prodanova

Kocarev

2021

Technology in Society

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“…Third, prior technology experience can increase older adults' likelihood of adopting new technologies (Lazaro, Lim, Kim, & Yun, 2020). The participants claimed that they prefer using ICT technology for leisure, such as seeking information, playing games, and shopping (Ivankina et al, 2017).…”

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Psychological factors that affect the acceptance and need for ICT services for older adults with chronic diseases

Jo¹,

Hwang²

2021

Gerontechnology

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Background: To encourage older adults with chronic disease to use information and communications technology (ICT) services effectively, it is necessary to identify users' needs and factors affecting acceptance. Objective: To identify the psychological factors affecting the acceptance of ICT services, and the service-related preferences/priorities in home-dwelling South Korean older adults. Method: We conducted focus group interviews with 2 groups of older adults (6 males and 6 females, age = 65-75 years) with chronic diseases in June 2019. To identify which services they prioritized, we made 20 service show cards, scored on a 5-point Likert scale. Additionally, we utilized a self-developed semi-structured interview guide based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology 3 model (UTAUT3) to comprehensively identify how the factors affect older adults' acceptance. Results: Most participants prioritized their autonomy and worried about being dependent on ICT services. They were also reluctant to learn about and use new technology; feared the social stigma related to "being old"; and were anxious that the use of ICT services could result in deepened isolation. There was ambivalence regarding the impact of ICT services on connection with family/acquaintances. The prioritized services were emergency assistance (e.g., notifying family in case of emergencies), diet and exercise-related information, and medication reminders. Service needs and psychological factors affecting the acceptance differed by gender. Conclusion:The ICT services offered to the elderly should be developed in a way that guarantees autonomy and supports self-reliance. Services must also ensure the enhancement of social networks and maintenance of connectedness with family. Older people have a fear of learning new services; so, personal guidance and tailored education need to be offered. Further, service development must reflect the diverse needs of each user.

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“…Furthermore, the non-probability convenience sampling technique is the most widely applied sampling technique in research involving elderly people (e.g. Talukder et al , 2020a, b; Lazaro et al , 2020). Following this approach, the data for this study were collected through in-person meetings in the first quarter of 2019 from people in the following cities in China: Wuhan, Xinyu and Ningbo.…”

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Continued use intention of wearable health technologies among the elderly: an enablers and inhibitors perspective

Talukder

Laato

Islam

et al. 2021

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PurposeWearable health technologies (WHTs) show promise in improving the health and well-being of the aging population because they promote healthy lifestyles. They can be used to collect health information from users and encourage them to be physically active. Despite potential benefits of WHTs, recent studies have shown that older people have low continued use intention toward WHTs. Previous work on this topic is disjointed, and new theoretical viewpoints are required.Design/methodology/approachThe authors propose an enablers and inhibitors perspective to model factors influencing continued use intention of WHTs among the elderly. To test the model, we collected data from Chinese elderly (N = 295) who had prior experience using WHTs.FindingsThe study results show that social value is the strongest enabler of continued WHT use, and emotional and epistemic values and device quality also increase use continuance. Inertia and technology anxiety were identified as significant inhibitors. A post hoc importance performance map analysis revealed that while emotional value is a highly significant predictor of continued WHT use, existing WHTs do not stimulate such value in our sample.Research limitations/implicationsThe research findings illustrate the importance of incorporating user resistance in technology acceptance studies in general and WHT usage studies in particular. This study contributes by providing an integrative model of technology continued use intention for the elderly along with practical implications for policymakers.Originality/valueA limited number of prior studies have taken both enablers and inhibitors into account when explaining continued WHT use intention among the elderly. This paper fills this research gap and contributes to the WHT literature by considering both enablers and inhibitors in the same model. Moreover, this study contributes to the ongoing research on WHT, and more broadly, gerontechnology use among the elderly.

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Wearable Technologies: Acceptance Model for Smartwatch Adoption Among Older Adults

Cited by 24 publications

References 34 publications

Is job performance conditioned by work-from-home demands and resources?

Is job performance conditioned by work-from-home demands and resources?

Psychological factors that affect the acceptance and need for ICT services for older adults with chronic diseases

Continued use intention of wearable health technologies among the elderly: an enablers and inhibitors perspective

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