Voice-based control system for smart hospital wards: a pilot study of patient acceptance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The smart hospital's concept of using the Internet of Things (IoT) to reduce human resources demand has become more popular in the aging society.

Objective

To implement the voice smart care (VSC) system in hospital wards and explore patient acceptance via the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).

Methods

A structured questionnaire based on TAM was developed and validated as a research tool. Only the patients hospitalized in the VSC wards and who used it for more than two days were invited to fill the questionnaire. Statistical variables were analyzed using SPSS version 24.0. A total of 30 valid questionnaires were finally obtained after excluding two incomplete questionnaires. Cronbach's α values for all study constructs were above 0.84.

Result

We obser

SUBMITTER: Jian WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8892698 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature