Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Department of Management Information Systems, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
PLoS One. 2022 Aug 30;17(8):e0272525. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272525. eCollection 2022.
In recent years, smart home technologies have offered opportunities for elderly people to manage their daily health-related activities. Despite the advancement in smart home technology (SHT), the level of end-user acceptance among elderly people is still low. This study proposes an SHT framework by examining the determinants of elderly behavioural intention (BI) to use smart home technologies by extending the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model. This study uses the quantitative approach to survey about 486 elderly people in Saudi Arabia, and it applies the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) technique to perform the data analysis. Findings reveal that culture influence and technology awareness are significant factors in determining the BI to use SHT among elderly people. The study also finds that attitude mediates the relationships between performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and behavioural intention. We find that region and education moderate the relationships between culture influence, technology awareness, and behavioural intention. This study theoretically extends the UTAUT theory by including external constructs: culture influence, technology awareness, attitude, education, and region.
近年来，智能家居技术为老年人管理日常健康相关活动提供了机会。尽管智能家居技术（SHT）取得了进步，但老年人对其的接受程度仍然较低。本研究通过扩展技术接受模型（UTAUT），通过检查影响老年人使用智能家居技术行为意向（BI）的决定因素，提出了一个 SHT 框架。本研究采用定量方法对沙特阿拉伯的约 486 名老年人进行了调查，并采用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）技术进行数据分析。研究结果表明，文化影响和技术意识是决定老年人使用 SHT 的 BI 的重要因素。研究还发现，态度在绩效期望、努力期望和行为意向之间的关系中起着中介作用。我们发现，地区和教育程度调节了文化影响、技术意识和行为意向之间的关系。本研究通过纳入外部构念：文化影响、技术意识、态度、教育和地区，从理论上扩展了 UTAUT 理论。
