@inproceedings{d8ee47a6213f460bad5ca7162656e76e,
title = "The role of health status in older adults{\textquoteright} perceptions of the usefulness of eHealth technology",
abstract = "Objectives: To investigate the relationship between an older individual{\textquoteright}s self-reported health and the perceived usefulness of computers in assisting with health-related tasks. Methods: A total of 210 older adults (age ≥ 60) completed questionnaire items pertaining to demographics, general health, perception of importance of daily activities, technology experience and use, and perceived usefulness of computers and the Internet. Results were obtained using a factor analysis and multiple regression. Results: Self-reported health was found to have a significant negative relationship with the importance of health-related activities to daily living (Beta = -0.210) but a significant positive relationship with the perceived usefulness of computers in assisting with the same health-related activities (Beta = 0.151). Discussion: Results indicate that adoption of health-supporting technologies could be facilitated by user-centered designs that better accommodate older adults in poor health. Alternatively, adoption may be facilitated by making the potential usefulness of computers more salient to older adults.",
keywords = "EHealth technology, Self-reported health, Technology adoption",
author = "Ryan Best and Souders, {Dustin J.} and Neil Charness and Mitzner, {Tracy L.} and Rogers, {Wendy A.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.; 1st International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2015 Held as Part of 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2015 ; Conference date: 02-08-2015 Through 07-08-2015",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-20913-5_1",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783319209128",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "3--14",
editor = "Gavriel Salvendy and Jia Zhou and Gavriel Salvendy",
booktitle = "Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population",
address = "Germany",
}