Factors influencing acceptance of technology for aging in place: A systematic review

作者：Sebastiaan Theodorus Michaël Peek, Eveline Wouters, Joost van Hoof, Katrien Luijkx, Hennie Boeije, Hubertus JM Vrijhoef · 发表于：International Journal of Medical Informatics · 年份：2014 · DOI：10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2014.01.004 · 被引用次数：1229 · 研究领域：Technology Use by Older Adults、Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility、Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems

PURPOSE: To provide an overview of factors influencing the acceptance of electronic technologies that support aging in place by community-dwelling older adults. Since technology acceptance factors fluctuate over time, a distinction was made between factors in the pre-implementation stage and factors in the post-implementation stage. METHODS: A systematic review of mixed studies. Seven major scientific databases (including MEDLINE, Scopus and CINAHL) were searched. Inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) original and peer-reviewed research, (2) qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods research, (3) research in which participants are community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years or older, and (4) research aimed at investigating factors that influence the intention to use or the actual use of electronic technology for aging in place. Three researchers each read the articles and extracted factors. RESULTS: Sixteen out of 2841 articles were included. Most articles investigated acceptance of technology that enhances safety or provides social interaction. The majority of data was based on qualitative research investigating factors in the pre-implementation stage. Acceptance in this stage is influenced by 27 factors, divided into six themes: concerns regarding technology (e.g., high cost, privacy implications and usability factors); expected benefits of technology (e.g., increased safety and perceived usefulness); need for technology (e.g., perceived need and subjective health stat...