Application and Challenges of the Technology Acceptance Model in Elderly Healthcare: Insights from ChatGPT

Technologies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(5), P. 68 - 68

Published: May 13, 2024

The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) plays a pivotal role in elderly healthcare, serving as theoretical framework. This study aimed to identify TAM’s core components, practical applications, challenges arising from its and propose countermeasures healthcare. descriptive was conducted by utilizing OpenAI’s ChatGPT, with an access date of 10 January 2024. three open-ended questions administered ChatGPT responses were collected qualitatively evaluated for reliability through previous studies. components TAMs identified perceived usefulness, ease use, attitude toward behavioral intention subjective norms, image, facilitating conditions. application areas span various technologies such telehealth, wearable devices, mobile health apps, more. Challenges TAM applications include technological literacy barriers, digital divide concerns, privacy security apprehensions, resistance change, limited awareness information, conditions cognitive impairment, trust lack tailored interventions, overcoming age stereotypes, integration traditional In conclusion, customized interventions are crucial successful tech acceptance among the population. findings this expected enhance understanding healthcare technology adoption, insights gained natural language processing models like anticipated provide fresh perspective.

Language: Английский

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Acceptance of aging-in-place technologies: The role of subjective age, subjective health, and care experiences

Educational Gerontology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 21

Published: Jan. 16, 2025

Technologies to support older people living at home are becoming more and relevant, yet not all factors that influence their acceptance researched in-depth. The objective of the present study was investigate how subjective age, health experiences as caregiver or care receiver associated with current use perceived usefulness different aging-in-place technologies. data were acquired through a representative survey conducted end 2020 616 persons aged 40–98 in trilingual Northern Italian province. Multivariate binary logistic linear regression analyses showed only (b = 0.41, p .017) 0.85, .001) positively assessments four technology scenarios predicted by age -1.80, .046), -0.34, .031) experience -0.95, .013 b -0.48, .030). influencing role on regarding technologies seems be weaker than two health-and care-related variables. Future research should further varies levels technical complexity, focus caregiving, order help improve integration into lives adults.

Language: Английский

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Case-Based Virtual Reality Simulation for Severe Pelvic Trauma Clinical Skill Training in Medical Students: Design and Pilot Study

JMIR Medical Education, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11, P. e59850 - e59850

Published: Jan. 17, 2025

Background Teaching severe pelvic trauma poses a significant challenge in orthopedic surgery education due to the necessity of both clinical reasoning and procedural operational skills for mastery. Traditional methods instruction, including theoretical teaching mannequin practice, face limitations complexity, unpredictability treatment scenarios, scarcity typical cases, abstract nature traditional teaching, all which impede students’ knowledge acquisition. Objective This study aims introduce novel experimental methodology trauma, integrating virtual reality (VR) technology as potent adjunct existing practices. It evaluates acceptability, perceived ease use, usefulness among users investigates its impact on knowledge, skills, confidence managing before after engaging with software. Methods A self-designed questionnaire was distributed 40 students, qualitative interviews were conducted 10 teachers assess applicability acceptability. 1-group pretest-posttest design used evaluate learning outcomes across various domains, diagnosis treatment, preliminary diagnosis, disease sequencing, emergency management hemorrhagic shock, external fixation fractures. Results total students underwent training, 95% (n=38) affirming that software effectively simulated real-patient scenarios. All participants (n=40, 100%) reported completing simulation necessitated making same decisions doctors real life found VR interesting useful. Teacher revealed 90% (9/10) recognized simulation’s ability replicate complex resulting enhanced training effectiveness. Notably, there improvement overall scores shock (t39=37.6; CI 43.6-48.6; P<.001) performing fractures (t39=24.1; 53.4-63.3; from pre- postsimulation. Conclusions The introduced case-based skill-training positively influences medical reasoning, operative self-confidence. offers an efficient strategy conserving resources while providing quality educators learners.

Language: Английский

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Association Between the Use of Information and Communication Technology Tools and Each Domain of Cognitive Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study

Cureus, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

This study aimed to determine the association between use of information and communication technology (ICT) tools, such as mobile voice calling, e-mail, video cognitive function among community-dwelling older adults. For 220 included participants aged ≥65 years, baseline surveys conducted from 2017 2018 assessed demographics. Additionally, domains were evaluated using Word List Memory Task, Trail Making Test, Symbol Digit Substitution Task on a tablet PC. Later, in 2021, follow-up mail ICT including calling. Multivariate-adjusted logistic regression models revealed that higher score was significantly associated with calling (odds ratio [OR] = 1.07, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02-1.13), e-mail (OR 1.09, CI: 1.04-1.15), 1.04, 1.003-1.09) after adjusting for covariates. study's findings suggest processing speed may be related three tools this adults, regardless tool type. The these challenging adults decreased speed. Therefore, preventive interventions should include early recognition decline implementation strategies compensate reduced speed, simplifying processes habituation procedures, enable by

Language: Английский

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Comparison of Participant and Site Perceptions of Decentralized Clinical Trials in the USA

Mayo Clinic Proceedings Digital Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100201 - 100201

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Facilitators and barriers faced by community organizations supporting older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Geriatrics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(1)

Published: March 28, 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, olderadult-focused community organizations played an essential role in supporting wellbeing of older adults. Supporting adults during this time required extensive modifications to existing programming but their adaptations pandemic are not well documented. The purpose study was understand how adult-focused adopted virtual delivery formats and perspectives barriers facilitators for To changes that were made, we conducted a qualitative environmental scan community-based services across British Columbia. Online searches complemented by snowball sampling key informant interviews. We identified 90 adult-serving interviewed 26. used reflexive thematic analysis main strategies. These described related adults' wellbeing, information technology proficiency, personal/organizational losses program structure. Facilitators activities events included inter- intra-organizational collaboration, intrinsic qualities design, physical resources programming, availability technological resources. Organizations meeting challenge increasing 'depth' 'breadth' reach. Older recognized critical they adapted meet those needs. Informational quickly effectively leveraged promote social interaction when distancing pandemic. Barriers cost, time, ultimately interest format limitations.

Language: Английский

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Loneliness and older adults: psychological resilience and technology use during the COVID-19 pandemic—a cross sectional study

Frontiers in Aging, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4

Published: June 26, 2023

This study investigated how psychological resilience influenced greater technology use among older adults, and whether they moderated the impact of social isolation on loneliness during COVID-19 pandemic. We also explored mediates loneliness. To explain relationship between variables, research drew upon socio-emotional selective theory, which posits notion that adults are more focused current emotionally important relationships goals concerning emotional regulation such as well-being.

Language: Английский

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The Indirect Impact of Educational Attainment as a Distal Resource for Older Adults on Loneliness, Social Isolation, Psychological Resilience, and Technology Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Quantitative Study

JMIR Aging, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6, P. e47729 - e47729

Published: Oct. 10, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, government-mandated social distancing prevented spread of disease but potentially exacerbated isolation and loneliness for older people, especially those already vulnerable to isolation. Older adults may have been able draw from their personal resources such as psychological resilience (PR) technology use (TU) combat effects. Educational attainment (EA) or early-life EA shape later-life impact on effects pandemic lockdown outcomes loneliness. The developmental adaptation model allows supposition that isolation, TU, PR be affected by early in adults.This study examined indirect pandemic-linked a sample adults. was used conceptual framework view distal influence loneliness, PR, TU. We hypothesized would predict TU moderating also mediate effect loneliness.This cross-sectional observational study, which data were gathered 92 aged ≥65 years United Kingdom March 2020 June 2021, when country under various mobility restrictions. captured demographic information including age, gender, ethnicity, highest degree education achieved. University California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Lubben Social Network Index, Technology Experience Questionnaire standardized measures. Pearson correlation, moderation, mediation regression analyses conducted investigate hypotheses.We found higher prevalence than prepandemic norms. correlated with greater moderated mediated partially relationship between loneliness.Early-life confirmed resource played an role affecting levels during pandemic. It has present-day resources, affect moderate Policymakers should aware low more harmful impacts isolated choice.

Language: Английский

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HelpCall: Designing Informal Technology Assistance for Older Adults via Videoconferencing

Published: May 11, 2024

Older adults commonly rely on younger family members for remote tech support, but the current general-purpose video-conferencing platforms fall short of effectively catering to their needs. We introduce design concept and prototypes HelpCall, an augmentation these that provides aids learning computer tasks, including a step-by-step visual guide automatically generated from synchronous human instruction. Through observations interviews with older (N=14), we assessed potential HelpCall compared its two candidates: Tooltip numbered location markers List written steps. All participants acknowledged HelpCall's improve comfort efficiency support. emerged as more promising could be enhanced by incorporating well-received features List. Our findings provide clear directions advancing new insights into designing software help adults, taking step towards universal accessibility digital technology.

Language: Английский

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The experiences of daily smartphone use among older adults in Brazil: A grounded theory analysis

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(15), P. e35120 - e35120

Published: July 26, 2024

Digital inclusion of older people is an important agenda for the future and well-being population, as it represents a form social with significant gains healthy aging. The present study aimed to understand experiences Brazilian adults who use smartphones implications in their daily lives.

Language: Английский

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