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Factors Affecting Caregivers' Acceptance of the Use of Wearable Devices by Patients With Dementia: An Extension of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model.

Baozhen DaiEbenezer LarnyoEbenezer Ababio TettehAbigail Konadu AboagyeAbdul-Aziz Ibn Musah
Published in: American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias (2019)
The results of the extended model show that social influence, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, and behavioral intention (BI) all had P < .05, thus were statistically significant in explaining the perceived BI and actual use of health-care wearable devices among patients with dementia as reported by caregivers. However, P value for RC and TA was greater than .05, hence were insignificant.
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