TY - JOUR
T1 - Safe at home
T2 - Acceptance of surveillance technology among caregivers for persons with dementia
AU - Xu, Yusi Aveva
AU - Wang, Yunwen
AU - Kim, Steffie Sofia Yeonjoo
AU - Kim, Do Own Donna
AU - Sun, Yao
AU - McLaughlin, Margaret L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - The increasing incidence of dementia calls for effective and innovative approaches to alleviate societal and personal burdens. Aging in place is a sustainable paradigm which ensures the best utilization of societal resources, supports caregivers, secures normalcy, and optimizes care for persons with dementia (PwD). Home-based surveillance technology can support PwD in safely aging in place. This study examines factors associated with the adoption of home-based surveillance technologies among unpaid dementia caregivers. Through an online survey (N = 203), we apply ordinal logistic regression to identify five variables that predict the likelihood of caregivers’ surveillance technology adoption for dementia care. The predictors are caregivers’: (1) trouble concerns about PwD, (2) online support group membership, (3) perceived social norms regarding surveillance technology use, (4) perceived usefulness of surveillance devices, and (5) depth of information and communication technologies (ICT) use. Theoretical and practical implications for dementia healthcare are discussed.
AB - The increasing incidence of dementia calls for effective and innovative approaches to alleviate societal and personal burdens. Aging in place is a sustainable paradigm which ensures the best utilization of societal resources, supports caregivers, secures normalcy, and optimizes care for persons with dementia (PwD). Home-based surveillance technology can support PwD in safely aging in place. This study examines factors associated with the adoption of home-based surveillance technologies among unpaid dementia caregivers. Through an online survey (N = 203), we apply ordinal logistic regression to identify five variables that predict the likelihood of caregivers’ surveillance technology adoption for dementia care. The predictors are caregivers’: (1) trouble concerns about PwD, (2) online support group membership, (3) perceived social norms regarding surveillance technology use, (4) perceived usefulness of surveillance devices, and (5) depth of information and communication technologies (ICT) use. Theoretical and practical implications for dementia healthcare are discussed.
KW - Dementia care
KW - age in place
KW - caregiver technology management
KW - surveillance technology
KW - technology adoption
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U2 - 10.1177/14604582231152188
DO - 10.1177/14604582231152188
M3 - Article
C2 - 36680337
AN - SCOPUS:85147045551
SN - 1460-4582
VL - 29
JO - Health Informatics Journal
JF - Health Informatics Journal
IS - 1
ER -