%0 Journal Article
%T The Role of Health Status in Older Adults' Perceptions of the Usefulness of Ehealth Technology.
%A Best R
%A Souders DJ
%A Charness N
%A Mitzner TL
%A Rogers WA
%J Hum Asp IT Aged Popul (2015)
%V 9194
%N 0
%D Sep 2015
%M 31240277
暂无%R 10.1007/978-3-319-20913-5_1
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>To investigate the relationship between an older individual's self-reported health and the perceived usefulness of computers in assisting with health-related tasks.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A total of 210 older adults (age≥60) completed questionnaire items pertaining to demographics, general health, perception of importance of daily activities, technology experience and use, and perceived usefulness of computers and the Internet. Results were obtained using a factor analysis and multiple regression.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Self-reported health was found to have a significant negative relationship with the importance of health-related activities to daily living (Beta = -0.210) but a significant positive relationship with the perceived usefulness of computers in assisting with the same health-related activities (Beta = 0.151).<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Results indicate that adoption of health-supporting technologies could be facilitated by user-centered designs that better accommodate older adults in poor health. Alternatively, adoption may be facilitated by making the potential usefulness of computers more salient to older adults.