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1. Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, QC, J1M 1Z7, Canada
2. Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1K 2R1, Canada

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Introduction: The senior population is projected to continue to increase dramatically for the foreseeable future and cognitive issues associated with aging have become a major concern as they affect people’s ability to carry on activities of daily living. One area of daily living, which has often been cited as a key problem area for seniors is the detection of risks in the home, especially in the kitchen. The kitchen is the place where most domestic accidents occur and the oven is the main source. Methods: We propose a safety kitchen solution, InOvUS, which focuses on safety and reducing the risk of fire, burn and intoxication. We present the evaluation of the soundness of the method we designed to evaluate the adoption intention and interest of a safety kitchen system from a senior user’s perspective. Results: We develop a conceptual model utilizing several existing scales such as the CAI (consumer adoption intention), CI (consumer innovativeness), TAM (technology acceptance model), PEOU (perceived ease of use) and PU (perceived usefulness) scales, but specific to the senior 65+ segment. Conclusion: The evaluation results of InOvUS through the application of our model show a clear buying intention toward InOvUS and also a clear intent to use it.

KEYWORDS

Willingness-to-adopt, intelligent oven, safety, cognitive decline, seniors.

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