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KMID : 1023720150680010357
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2015 Volume.68 No. 1 p.357 ~ p.387
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Factors Associated with Usage Intention of Smart Technology in Long-Term Care facilities： Based on the Technology Acceptance Model(TAM & TAM2)
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Ahn Joon-Hee
Yi Sun-Hyung
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to examine contributors to the usage intention of smart technology by care workers in long-term care facilities in Korea. Based on the technology acceptance model (TAM1), this study examined the structural relationships between perceived ease of use(PEU), perceived usefulness(PU), and usage intention(UI). Additionally, this study analyzed the structural relationships between external variables (subjective norm, job relevance), PU, and UI based on the extended technology acceptance model (TAM2). The data were collected from the cross-sectional survey of 127 care workers. Results showed that PEU and PU had significant positive effects on care workers`` employed at long-term care facilities. UI, with PU having partial mediating effects between PEU and UI. Subjective norm, physical support job relevance, health support job relevance had significant direct effects on both PU and UI. PU also had partial mediating effects between those three external variables (subjective norm, physical support job relevance, health support job relevance) and UI. Implications are discussed in that smart technology should be developed in ways to be usefulness and easy to use in order to be introduced into long-term care facilities. Efforts should be also focused on forming a positive social norm for the introduction of the smart device and developing smartifact application to assist services for physical adjustment as well as health support for the elderly in the facilities.
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KEYWORD
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Smart technology, long-term care facilities, care workers, technology acceptance model, TAM & TAM2, usage intention
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