Advanced Technology Use by Care Professionals

Bibliographic Data

ID15465686
AuthorsTom Brandsma (0000-0002-0460-793X, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences), Jol Stoffers (0000-0003-3427-7238, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, corresponding author), Ilse Schrijver (0000-0002-0188-6347, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue3
Pages742-742
Publication date2020-01-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17030742
PMID31979307
OpenAlexW3001879423
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited18

Advanced technology is a primary solution for the shortage of care professionals and increasing demand for care, and thus acceptance of such technology is paramount. This study investigates factors that increase use of advanced technology during elderly care, focusing on current use of advanced technology, factors that influence its use, and care professionals' experiences with the use. This study uses a mixed-method design. Logfiles were used (longitudinal design) to determine current use of advanced technology, questionnaires assessed which factors increase such use, and in-depth interviews were administered to retrieve care professionals' experiences. Findings suggest that 73% of care professionals use advanced technology, such as camera monitoring, and consult clients' records electronically. Six of nine hypotheses tested in this study were supported, with correlations strongest between performance expectancy and attitudes toward use, attitudes toward use and satisfaction, and effort expectancy and performance expectancy. Suggested improvements for advanced technology include expanding client information, adding report functionality, solving log-in problems, and increasing speed. Moreover, the quickest way to increase acceptance is by improving performance expectancy. Care professionals scored performance expectancy of advanced technology lowest, though it had the strongest effect on attitudes toward the technology

Economic shortage · Environmental health · Expectancy theory · Information technology · Life expectancy · Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology · Computer Science · Customer Service Quality and Loyalty · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Technology Adoption and User Behaviour · Technology Use by Older Adults