An application of the technology acceptance model to the level of Internet usage by older adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laxman U. S. Nayak ◽  
Lee Priest ◽  
Allan P. White
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
Acceptance Model

scholarly journals Developing a Healthcare Technology Acceptance Model (H-TAM) for Older Adults with Hypertension

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Maurita T. Harris ◽  
Wendy A. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Healthcare Technology ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Healthcare Technologies ◽  
Acceptance Model

Abstract Older adults with a chronic health condition (e.g. hypertension) use various self-management methods. Healthcare technologies have the potential to support health self-management. However, it is necessary to understand the acceptance of these technologies as a precursor to older adults’ adoption and integration into their health plan. Our focus was on the factors older adults with hypertension initially consider when introduced to three new healthcare technologies that might support their health self-management. We compared their considerations for a blood pressure monitor, an electronic pillbox and a multifunction robot to simulate incrementally more complex technologies. Twenty-three participants (aged 65–84) completed four questionnaires and a semi-structured interview. The interview transcripts were analysed using a thematic analysis approach. We identified the factors that were frequently mentioned among the participants for each of the three healthcare technologies. The factors that older adults initially considered were familiarity, perceived benefits, perceived ease of use, perceived need for oneself, relative advantage, complexity and perceived need for others. Upon further reflection, participants considered advice acceptance, compatibility, convenience, facilitating conditions, perceived usefulness, privacy, subjective norm, and trust. We integrated the factors that older adults considered into the Healthcare Technology Acceptance Model (H-TAM), which elucidates the complexity of healthcare technology acceptance and provides guidance for future explorations.

The Acceptance Behavior of New Media Entertainment Among Older Adults: Living Arrangement as a Mediator

2019 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-298
Author(s):  
Dawei Liu ◽  
Anqi Liu ◽  
Wanying Tu
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
New Media ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Business Practitioners ◽  
Acceptance Model

New media entertainment is currently being spotlighted by business practitioners and researchers. This article highlighted this issue of elder online users and explored the factors affecting their acceptance decisions in new media entertainment. Older adults prefer to status and value orientations, so their online acceptance of new media entertainment is significantly influenced by the perceived usefulness and social benefits. In addition, types of living arrangement significantly affect technology acceptance model of older adults.

scholarly journals Internet-Based Medical Service Use and Eudaimonic Well-Being of Urban Older Adults: A Peer Support and Technology Acceptance Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 12062
Author(s):  
Wenjia Li ◽  
Shengwei Shen ◽  
Jidong Yang ◽  
Qinghe Tang
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Internet Services ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
The Impact

Currently, internet services are developing rapidly, and the relationship between specific types of internet services and the well-being of older adults is still unclear. This study took a total of 353 urban older adults aged 60 years and above as research objects to explore the impact of the use behavior toward internet-based medical services (IBMS) on their well-being through an online questionnaire. This study integrated well-being theory and peer support theory, constructed an extended structural equation model of technology acceptance based on the technology acceptance model (TAM), and analyzed the variable path relationship. The results confirm the proposed model: older adults improved their eudaimonic well-being through using IBMS; perceived usefulness significantly affected the older adults’ attitudes towards IBMS; perceived ease of use significantly affected the use of IBMS through mediation; peer support significantly affected older adults’ attitudes, willingness, actual use, and well-being in the process. This study proposes that facilitating IBMS use for older adults in the development and design of internet technology programs should be considered in order to provide them with benefits. Moreover, paying attention to peer support among older adults plays an important role in the acceptance of new technologies and improving their well-being. The “peer support” of this study expanded and contributed to the research on the impact on older adults’ well-being and the construction of a technology acceptance model. The peer support in this study extended the influence factor of eudaimonic well-being and contributed to the further development of the TAM.

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