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  • Gerontology
  • Health Informatics
  • Human-Computer Interaction

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  • Global population aging presents healthcare challenges.
  • Digital technologies, specifically Virtual Coaching Systems (VCSs), offer solutions for healthy aging.
  • The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is extended with subjective norms, health literacy, and IT literacy for older adults.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the acceptance of Virtual Coaching Systems (VCSs) among older adults.
  • To identify key determinants influencing the adoption of digital health technologies for healthy aging.
  • To understand how factors like health literacy and IT literacy impact VCS use.

Main Methods:

  • Empirical study with 436 Italian adults aged 60+.
  • Development and testing of a structural equation model.
  • Analysis based on an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).

Main Results:

  • Perceived usefulness and ease of use positively impact intention to use VCSs.
  • Subjective norms indirectly influence VCS use through perceived ease of use and usefulness.
  • Health literacy negatively affects perceived usefulness but positively impacts perceived ease of use; IT literacy positively impacts perceived ease of use.

Conclusions:

  • Findings inform strategies for digital health interventions for aging populations.
  • Highlights the importance of a collaborative approach among stakeholders.
  • VCSs can enhance quality of life for older adults and support healthcare sustainability.