Factors Associated with the Acceptance of New Technologies for Ageing in Place by People over 64 Years of Age

Sara Chimento-Díaz, Pablo Sánchez-García, Cristina Franco-Antonio, Esperanza Santano-Mogena, Isabel Espino-Tato and Sergio Cordovilla-Guardia
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Sara Chimento-Díaz: Department of Computer and Telematic Systems Engineering, Polytechnic School of Cáceres, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Pablo Sánchez-García: Health and Care Research Group (GISyC), University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Cristina Franco-Antonio: Health and Care Research Group (GISyC), University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Esperanza Santano-Mogena: Health and Care Research Group (GISyC), University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Isabel Espino-Tato: Department of Computer and Telematic Systems Engineering, Polytechnic School of Cáceres, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Sergio Cordovilla-Guardia: Health and Care Research Group (GISyC), University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 5, 1-18

Abstract: Background: In the context of growing population ageing, technologies aimed at helping people age in place play a fundamental role. Acceptance of the implementation of technological solutions can be defined as the intention to use a technology or the effective use of it. Approaches based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) have been shown to have good predictive power for pre-implementation attitudes towards new technologies. Objective: To analyze the degree of acceptability of the use of new technologies for ageing in place and the factors associated with greater acceptance in people older than 64 years. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. Sociodemographic, clinical and environmental variables, architectural barriers, social risk and quality of life, degree of autonomy, morbidity, and risk of falls were collected in a population sample over 64 years of age in a large region of western Spain. The degree of acceptance of the use of technologies was measured through a scale based on the TAM. Results: Of the 293 people included in the study, 36.2% exhibited a high acceptability of new technologies, 28.3% exhibited a medium acceptability, and 35.5% exhibited a low acceptability. Of all the factors, age, education level, and living alone were significantly associated with high acceptance in the adjusted analyses. Conclusions: Younger age, a higher education level, and living alone are factors associated with a greater degree of acceptance of the use of technologies for ageing in place.

Keywords: ageing in place; aging in place; aging; technological development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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