Design of an Integrated Acceptance Framework for Older Users and eHealth: Influential Factor Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

eHealth and telehealth play a crucial role in assisting older adults who visit hospitals frequently or who live in nursing homes and can benefit from staying at home while being cared for. Adapting to new technologies can be difficult for older people. Thus, to better apply these technologies to older adults' lives, many studies have analyzed the acceptance factors for this particular population. However, there is not yet a consensual framework that can be used in further development and to search for solutions.

Objective

This paper aims to present an integrated acceptance framework (IAF) for older users' acceptance of eHealth based on 43 studies selected through a systematic review.

Methods

We conducted a 4-step study. First, through a systematic review in

SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8838594 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature