PURPOSE This study aims to examine the factors affecting caregivers' acceptance of the use of wearable devices by patients with dementia by extending the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model with 2 additional constructs: resistance to change (RC) and technology anxiety (TA). METHODS A structured online questionnaire was developed and distributed to caregivers who have either dealt previously with or were currently taking care of patients with dementia in sub-Saharan Africa. The selection of countries for the study was purely based on the availability of caregivers of patients with dementia and their readiness to take part in the survey. Questionnaire data from 350 respondents were analyzed and the hypothesis tested using partial least squares based on structural equation modeling. RESULT 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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影响护理人员接受痴呆症患者使用可穿戴设备的因素：技术模型接受和使用统一理论的延伸。


目的本研究旨在通过扩展接受和使用技术统一理论 (UTAUT) 模型，并添加 2 个附加结构：变革阻力 (RC) 和技术，探讨影响护理人员接受痴呆症患者使用可穿戴设备的因素。焦虑（TA）。方法 开发了结构化在线调查问卷，并将其分发给曾经或正在照顾撒哈拉以南非洲痴呆症患者的护理人员。研究国家的选择纯粹是基于痴呆症患者护理人员的可用性及其参与调查的意愿。对 350 名受访者的问卷数据进行了分析，并使用基于结构方程模型的偏最小二乘法检验了假设。结果扩展模型的结果表明，社会影响力、努力预期、便利条件和行为意图（BI）均具有 P< .05，因此在解释感知 BI 和医疗保健可穿戴设备的实际使用方面具有统计显着性据护理人员报告，患有痴呆症的患者中。然而，RC 和 TA 的 P 值大于 0.05，因此不显着。