TY - GEN
T1 - Older adults' use of and attitudes toward activity monitoring technologies
AU - Fausset, Cara Bailey
AU - Mitzner, Tracy L.
AU - Price, Chandler E.
AU - Jones, Brian D.
AU - Fain, W. Brad
AU - Rogers, Wendy A.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Self-management of health is becoming increasingly important in today's healthcare climate. Activity monitoring technologies have the potential to support health self-management by tracking, storing, compiling, and providing feedback about an individual's engagement in movement activities. Older adults represent a fast growing segment of the population who may benefit from such technologies. To understand how to facilitate technology acceptance and adoption, more information is needed about older adults' attitudes and usage of such technologies. Eight older adult participants (Mage = 65.0 years; SD = 3.2; range = 61-69) used one of four activity monitoring technologies in their own homes for two weeks. Attitudes and usability issues were assessed and evaluated within a technology acceptance framework. Participants' initial attitudes were positive, but after using the technology for two weeks, attitudes were mixed. Three participants indicated they would continue using the technology, whereas five said they would abandon the technology. These data offer insight into older adults' use of and attitudes toward activity monitoring technologies and provide improvement opportunities for designers. The results suggest that efforts should focus on conveying the usefulness and personal benefits of activity monitoring technologies specific to older adults.
AB - Self-management of health is becoming increasingly important in today's healthcare climate. Activity monitoring technologies have the potential to support health self-management by tracking, storing, compiling, and providing feedback about an individual's engagement in movement activities. Older adults represent a fast growing segment of the population who may benefit from such technologies. To understand how to facilitate technology acceptance and adoption, more information is needed about older adults' attitudes and usage of such technologies. Eight older adult participants (Mage = 65.0 years; SD = 3.2; range = 61-69) used one of four activity monitoring technologies in their own homes for two weeks. Attitudes and usability issues were assessed and evaluated within a technology acceptance framework. Participants' initial attitudes were positive, but after using the technology for two weeks, attitudes were mixed. Three participants indicated they would continue using the technology, whereas five said they would abandon the technology. These data offer insight into older adults' use of and attitudes toward activity monitoring technologies and provide improvement opportunities for designers. The results suggest that efforts should focus on conveying the usefulness and personal benefits of activity monitoring technologies specific to older adults.
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U2 - 10.1177/1541931213571374
DO - 10.1177/1541931213571374
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84889860489
SN - 9780945289432
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 1683
EP - 1687
BT - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2013
T2 - 57th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting - 2013, HFES 2013
Y2 - 30 September 2013 through 4 October 2013
ER -