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KMID : 0379220220420020381
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2022 Volume.42 No. 2 p.381 ~ p.401
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Moderating Effect of Age-Friendly Environment between Cognitive Ability and Perceived Ease of Use of Technology among Older Adults: Focusing on the Wearable Robots for Mobility Improvement
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Jung In-Jye
Kim Yoon-Myung
Kang Mi-Seon
Song Si-Young
Kim Seong-Hee
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Abstract
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This study examined how the age-friendly environment moderates the relationship between cognitive ability and the perceived ease of use of technology, especially on the wearable robots for mobility improvement, of older adults. Accordingly, a multiple regression analysis was conducted on 277 older adults aged 65-74 years living in Korea. SPSS PROCESS Macro Model 1 was used to analyze the moderating effect, and simple slope and Johnson-Neiman methods were conducted to understand the moderating effect in depth. As a result of the moderating effect analysis, the service-side environment and the socio-cultural environment moderated the relationships between cognitive ability and perceived ease of use of technology significantly. That is, the higher the degree of the age-friendly environment in the service-side and socio-cultural environment, the less impact of cognitive ability on the ease of use of technology. Since the perceived ease of use is one of the major factors leading to actual technology use, the result of this study suggests researchers' efforts and policy attempts to provide a place for technology in the elements of the age-friendly environment are needed.
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KEYWORD
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Gerontechnology, Perceived ease of use of technology, Cognitive ability, Wearable robots, Age-friendly environment
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