Menzies Health Institute Queensland, 5723Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
School of Nursing & Midwifery, 5723Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
J Appl Gerontol. 2022 Dec;41(12):2557-2565. doi: 10.1177/07334648221120082. Epub 2022 Aug 10.
We undertook a qualitative assessment of aged care technology needs from the perspective of consumers and providers using a cross-sectional survey that assumed a largely open-response format. We recruited a convenience sample of individuals aged 18 years or older, lived in Australia, and self-identified as either an older adult ( = 133), an informal caregiver of an older adult ( = 27), and/or clinician, healthcare practitioner, and aged care provider ( = 148). Survey responses were analyzed using a descriptive qualitative content analysis approach to interpret meaning from written survey responses. We identified seven themes reporting that technologies used in aged care do not appear to be meeting end-user needs. Supporting the Technology Acceptance Model, consumers and providers perceive usefulness of the technology and its actual ease of use as drivers of acceptance toward gerontechnology. Ten recommendations are proposed to support technology use and the quality of aged care.
我们从消费者和提供者的角度出发，采用了一种假设主要采用开放式回复格式的横断面调查，对老年护理技术需求进行了定性评估。我们招募了一个方便样本，样本由年龄在 18 岁或以上、居住在澳大利亚、自我认定为老年人（=133）、老年人的非正式照顾者（=27）和/或临床医生、医疗保健从业者和老年护理提供者（=148）的个体组成。我们使用描述性定性内容分析方法来分析调查回复，以从书面调查回复中解释意义。我们确定了七个主题，报告称老年护理中使用的技术似乎不符合最终用户的需求。支持技术接受模型，消费者和提供者认为技术的有用性及其实际易用性是接受老年技术的驱动因素。提出了十项建议，以支持技术使用和老年护理质量。
