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Article
Modelling Willingness-to-Adopt an Intelligent Oven: Capturing the Seniors Perspective
Author(s)
Susan E. Reid1, Bessam Abdulrazak2 and Monica Alas2
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DOI:10.17265/2328-7136/2018.05.001
Affiliation(s)
1. Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, QC, J1M 1Z7, Canada
2. Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1K 2R1, Canada
ABSTRACT
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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