Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Mobile and Wearable Technologies to Support Health and Cognition Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Hong Kong
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Older adults show skepticism towards mobile and wearable health devices. However, perceived health vulnerability increases their intention to adopt these technologies, suggesting tailored strategies are needed for wider use.
Area Of Science
- Gerotechnology
- Digital Health
- Health Informatics
Background
- Mobile and wearable health devices offer significant potential for managing health and cognitive issues.
- Older adults underutilize these smart health technologies, indicating prevalent skeptical attitudes.
- Understanding these attitudes is crucial for improving adoption rates in the aging population.
Purpose Of The Study
- To examine middle-aged and older adults' attitudes toward mobile and wearable health devices.
- To investigate attitudes concerning devices for cognitive decline prediction, health behavior suggestions, and disease diagnosis.
- To identify factors influencing adoption intentions and attitudinal barriers.
Main Methods
- An online scenario-based survey was administered to 737 middle-aged and older adults.
- Participants evaluated hypothetical individuals with varying health vulnerabilities.
- Attitudes toward device usefulness, privacy concerns, and adoption intention were assessed.
Main Results
- Health vulnerability positively correlated with perceived usefulness and adoption intention.
- Health vulnerability was associated with lower privacy concerns regarding health devices.
- Technological readiness, prior experience, and demographics significantly influenced attitudes toward gerotechnology adoption.
Conclusions
- Perceived health vulnerability can enhance older adults' willingness to adopt mobile and wearable health devices.
- Addressing privacy concerns and considering individual technological readiness are key for market segmentation.
- Tailored strategies are essential to overcome attitudinal barriers and promote gerotechnology adoption among older adults.
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