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Changes in the Use Intention of Digital Wellness Technologies and Its Antecedents Over Time : The Use of Physical Activity Logger Applications Among Young Elderly in Finland (2021)

Makkonen, M., Kari, T., & Frank, L. (2021). Changes in the Use Intention of Digital Wellness Technologies and Its Antecedents Over Time : The Use of Physical Activity Logger Applications Among Young Elderly in Finland. In Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2021) (pp. 1202-1211). University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2021.147

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Makkonen, Markus; Kari, Tuomas; Frank, Lauri

Parent publication: Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2021)

Conference:

Place and date of conference: Maui, HI, USA, 4.-8.1.2021

eISBN: 978-0-9981331-4-0

Journal or series: Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

ISSN: 1530-1605

eISSN: 2572-6862

Publication year: 2021

Pages range: 1202-1211

Publisher: University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2021.147

Persistent website address: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/70759

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/73707

Abstract

Physical inactivity has become a prevalent problem among elderly people. Although digital wellness technologies have been proposed as one promising solution to it, our understanding on the antecedents of the acceptance and use of these technologies among elderly people remains limited. In this study, our objective is to promote this understanding by examining the potential changes in the use intention of digital wellness technologies and its antecedents over time in the case of the young elderly segment and physical activity logger applications. We base this examination theoretically on UTAUT2 and empirically on survey data that is collected from 99 Finnish young elderly users of a physical activity logger application and analysed with partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). We find the scores of both use intention and most of its antecedents to decline over time as well as some changes in the effects of the antecedents on use intention.

Keywords: welfare technology; mobile services; mobile apps; physical activity; older people

Free keywords: Digital Mobile Services for Everyday Life; digital wellness technologies; partial least squares; physical activity logger applications; utaut2; young elderly

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2021

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