Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ISM, Marseille, France.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 9;20(4):3012. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043012.
Many older adults remain sedentary because they do not have access to specialized facilities or adapted physical activity (APA) teachers. To solve this health issue, mobile telepresence robots (MTRs) could allow APA sessions to be supervised by a teacher from a distant location. However, their acceptance has never been investigated in the context of APA. A sample of 230 French older adults filled out a questionnaire assessing the variables of the Technology Acceptance Model and their expectations for aging. The results showed that the more the older adults found the MTR useful, easy to use, enjoyable, and recommended by their entourage, the more they intended to use it. Moreover, older adults who expected higher health-related quality of life with aging are those who found the MTR more useful. Finally, older adults significantly found the MTR useful, easy to use, and pleasant to use for remote supervision of their physical activity.
许多老年人由于无法获得专门的设施或适应性体育活动(APA)教师而久坐不动。为了解决这个健康问题,移动远程临场机器人(MTR)可以让远在异地的教师来监督 APA 课程。然而,它们在 APA 背景下的接受度从未被调查过。一个由 230 名法国老年人组成的样本填写了一份问卷,评估了技术接受模型的变量及其对衰老的期望。结果表明,老年人认为 MTR 越有用、越易用、越有趣、越受周围人的推荐,他们就越想用它。此外,那些期望随着年龄增长而获得更高的健康相关生活质量的老年人,认为 MTR 更有用。最后,老年人认为远程监督他们的体育活动时,MTR 非常有用、易用且令人愉快。