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Factors Influencing Older Adults’ Acceptance of Health Monitoring Smart Clothing
Author(s) -
Mahmood Nasif,
Lee YoungA
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
family and consumer sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 1077-727X
DOI - 10.1111/fcsr.12404
Subject(s) - clothing , perception , psychology , sample (material) , applied psychology , tracking (education) , gerontology , medicine , archaeology , pedagogy , chemistry , chromatography , neuroscience , history
We aimed to examine the key factors that influence older adults’ perception and intention to wear health monitoring smart clothing. A convenience sample of 376 U.S. older adults was used for data analyses. Influence of functional and aesthetic attributes on older adults’ perception and intention of its use was not supported. The findings imply that older adults who are satisfied with expressive and tracking attributes of health monitoring smart clothing find it useful, easier to use, and socially acceptable, which leads them to be more likely to use it.