Authors:
Caterina Maidhof
;
Julia Offermann
and
Martina Ziefle
Affiliation:
Chair of Communication Science, RWTH Aachen University, Campus Boulevard 57, Aachen, Germany
Keyword(s):
Video-Based AAL Technology, Acceptance, Privacy, Older Adults, Quantitative Study.
Abstract:
Research on video-based Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) technologies is increasing due to their potential of providing abundant sensory information about a person in need of support. Acceptance of these visual sensors is limited among potential users as perceptions of barriers persist, most importantly privacy concerns. The current study aimed to investigate potential users’ behavioural intention to use video-based AAL and their evaluations of relevant benefits and barriers during activities of daily living in their own homes. Special focus was on exploring the influences of individual differences (demographics and psychometrics) on evaluation patterns. In total, evaluations of 122 participants (age range: 17-81 years) were assessed through an online survey. The results are in line with previous findings on perceived benefits and barriers and their relevance to the acceptance of AAL technology. Beyond that, the results revealed significant relationships and impacts of individual differ
ences, i.e., privacy perception, self-consciousness, and body consciousness, on the perceived barriers and indirectly also on the acceptance of video-based AAL technology. Further, three clusters of potential users were identified, differing significantly in their evaluation of video-based AAL technology as well as in their individual characteristics, i.e., privacy perception and self-consciousness. The findings of this study are useful to derive recommendations for user-tailored development and communication of video-based AAL technology.
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