Older adults' attitudes towards and perceptions of smart home technologies: a pilot study Export

@article{citeulike:6074761, abstract = {<i>Primary objective</i>: The study aim is to explore the perceptions and expectations of seniors in regard to ‘smart home’ technology installed and operated in their homes with the purpose of improving their quality of life and/or monitoring their health status. <i>Research design and methods</i>: Three focus group sessions were conducted within this pilot study to assess older adults' perceptions of the technology and ways they believe technology can improve their daily lives. Themes discussed in these groups included participants' perceptions of the usefulness of devices and sensors in health-related issues such as preventing or detecting falls, assisting with visual or hearing impairments, improving mobility, reducing isolation, managing medications, and monitoring of physiological parameters. The audiotapes were transcribed and a content analysis was performed. <i>Results</i>: A total of 15 older adults participated in three focus group sessions. Areas where advanced technologies would benefit older adult residents included emergency help, prevention and detection of falls, monitoring of physiological parameters, etc. Concerns were expressed about the user-friendliness of the devices, lack of human response and the need for training tailored to older learners. <i>Conclusions</i>: All participants had an overall positive attitude towards devices and sensors that can be installed in their homes in order to enhance their lives.}, author = {Demiris, George and Rantz, Marilyn J. and Aud, Myra A. and Marek, Karen D. and Tyrer, Harry W. and Skubic, Marjorie and Hussam, Ali A.}, citeulike-article-id = {6074761}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14639230410001684387}, comment = {Uni does not subscribe to this journal so can't get paper. Not sure I want to pay interlending for it though}, doi = {10.1080/14639230410001684387}, journal = {Informatics for Health and Social Care}, keywords = {assistive-technology, attitude, case-study, focus-groups, interview, methodology, older-adults, perceptions, search-g007, smart-home}, number = {2}, pages = {87--94}, posted-at = {2009-11-05 15:40:52}, priority = {5}, publisher = {Informa Healthcare}, title = {Older adults' attitudes towards and perceptions of ‘smart home’ technologies: a pilot study}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14639230410001684387}, volume = {29}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6074761 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6074761 N2 - <i>Primary objective</i>: The study aim is to explore the perceptions and expectations of seniors in regard to ‘smart home’ technology installed and operated in their homes with the purpose of improving their quality of life and/or monitoring their health status. <i>Research design and methods</i>: Three focus group sessions were conducted within this pilot study to assess older adults' perceptions of the technology and ways they believe technology can improve their daily lives. Themes discussed in these groups included participants' perceptions of the usefulness of devices and sensors in health-related issues such as preventing or detecting falls, assisting with visual or hearing impairments, improving mobility, reducing isolation, managing medications, and monitoring of physiological parameters. The audiotapes were transcribed and a content analysis was performed. <i>Results</i>: A total of 15 older adults participated in three focus group sessions. Areas where advanced technologies would benefit older adult residents included emergency help, prevention and detection of falls, monitoring of physiological parameters, etc. Concerns were expressed about the user-friendliness of the devices, lack of human response and the need for training tailored to older learners. <i>Conclusions</i>: All participants had an overall positive attitude towards devices and sensors that can be installed in their homes in order to enhance their lives. IS - 2 JF - Informatics for Health and Social Care EP - 94 TI - Older adults' attitudes towards and perceptions of ‘smart home’ technologies: a pilot study PB - Informa Healthcare VL - 29 SP - 87 KW - assistive-technology KW - attitude KW - case-study KW - focus-groups KW - interview KW - methodology KW - older-adults KW - perceptions KW - search-g007 KW - smart-home N1 - Uni does not subscribe to this journal so can't get paper. Not sure I want to pay interlending for it though AU - Demiris, George AU - Rantz, Marilyn AU - Aud, Myra AU - Marek, Karen AU - Tyrer, Harry AU - Skubic, Marjorie AU - Hussam, Ali PY - 2004/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14639230410001684387 ER -