Explanatory model of awareness factors of smart technologies for independent living at home in later life

Rebrica, Natalija (avtor), Petrovčič, Andraž (avtor), Tuškej Lovšin, Urška (avtor)

Background: Despite the rapid development of Smart Technologies for Independent Living at Home (STILH) among older adults, their market is still underdeveloped. Low awareness is one of the key reasons for the slow uptake of STILH in later life. A significant gap exists in the literature regarding the factors that shape older adults' awareness of STILH. Objective: The aim is to provide a conceptual overview and empirical test of awareness factors of STILH in later life. An explanatory model is proposed by integrating insights from consumer behaviour, information processing and technology adoption models. Methods: The model is tested with structural equation modelling based on survey data from a sample of 1200 internet users aged 55+ in June 2024. Results: The results support all the proposed hypotheses, indicating that exposure to information about STILH, source expertise, self-source congruity and individuals’ innovativeness directly influence awareness of STILH. Moreover, inherent novelty seeking and self-efficacy influence individuals’ innovativeness, and together with self-source congruity and source expertise positively affect exposure to information about STILH. Conclusion: Based on the study results, interventions can be tailored to help scale up STILH more efficiently, ultimately improving quality of life

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: awareness factors, explanatory model, older adults, smart technologies for independent living at home, STILH
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: Str. 155-173
• Številčenje: Vol. 14, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-169290
• UDK: 303:316.77
• ISSN pri članku: 1805-4951
• DOI: 10.18267/j.aip.258
• COBISS.SI-ID: 225102083
• Datum objave v RUL: 22.05.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Acta Informatica Pragensia
• Skrajšan naslov: Acta Inform. Prag.
• Založnik: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
• ISSN: 1805-4951
• COBISS.SI-ID: 11396380

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: dejavniki zavedanja, razlagalni odel, starejši odrasli, pametne tehnoligje za samostojno življenje doma

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0399
• Naslov: Internetno raziskovanje