Technology to Support Aging in Place: Older Adults' Perspectives
Technology to Support Aging in Place: Older Adults' Perspectives
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DOI：
10.3390/healthcare7020060
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发表时间：
2019-06-01
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影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Nebeker, Camille
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作者：
Wang, Shengzhi;Bolling, Khalisa;Nebeker, Camille
美国65岁以上的人口正在增加。大多数老年人更喜欢就地老龄化，包括物联网(IoT)、环境/主动辅助生活(AAL)机器人和其他人工智能(AI)在内的技术可以支持独立生活。然而，自上而下的设计过程在技术和老年人的需求之间造成了不匹配。以用户为中心的设计方法被用来确定老年人对AAL和人工智能技术的看法，并衡量他们参与联合设计过程的兴趣。一项调查被用来获得人口统计特征和评估隐私视角。方便抽样的31名退休社区居民参加了两次90分钟焦点小组会议中的一次。半结构化小组面试征集了技术采用的障碍和促进者、隐私态度以及对参与项目联合设计的兴趣，以告知技术开发。焦点小组会议被录音并专业转录。对成绩单进行审查和编码，以确定主题和模式。对定量数据进行描述性统计。已查明的技术使用障碍包括低技术素养，包括不熟悉术语，以及可能使采用变得困难的物理挑战。促进者包括对学习的渴望，对合作设计的兴趣，以及理解和控制他们的数据的愿望。大多数参与者被认为是隐私实用主义者和原教旨主义者，这表明隐私对老年人很重要。与此同时，他们还报告说，他们愿意为独立促进衰老的技术设计做出贡献。随着技术人员识字能力的老化，有必要提高老年人的技术素养。
The U.S. population over 65 years of age is increasing. Most older adults prefer to age in place, and technologies, including Internet of things (IoT), Ambient/Active Assisted Living (AAL) robots and other artificial intelligence (AI), can support independent living. However, a top-down design process creates mismatches between technologies and older adults' needs. A user-centered design approach was used to identify older adults' perspectives regarding AAL and AI technologies and gauge interest in participating in a co-design process. A survey was used to obtain demographic characteristics and assess privacy perspectives. A convenience sample of 31 retirement community residents participated in one of two 90-min focus group sessions. The semi-structured group interview solicited barriers and facilitators to technology adoption, privacy attitudes, and interest in project co-design participation to inform technology development. Focus group sessions were audiotaped and professionally transcribed. Transcripts were reviewed and coded to identify themes and patterns. Descriptive statistics were applied to the quantitative data. Identified barriers to technology use included low technology literacy, including lack of familiarity with terminology, and physical challenges, which can make adoption difficult. Facilitators included an eagerness to learn, interest in co-design, and a desire to understand and control their data. Most participants identified as privacy pragmatics and fundamentalists, indicating that privacy is important to older adults. At the same time, they also reported a willingness to contribute to the design of technologies that would facilitate aging independently. There is a need to increase technology literacy of older adults along with aging literacy of technologists.