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Discrepancies in Demand of Internet of Things Services Among Older People and People With Disabilities, Their Caregivers, and Health Care Providers: Face-to-Face Survey Study

Authors
 Heayon Lee  ;  Yu Rang Park  ;  Hae-Reong Kim  ;  Na Young Kang  ;  Gahee Oh  ;  Il-Young Jang  ;  Eunju Lee 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH, Vol.22(4) : e16614, 2020-04 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
ISSN
 1439-4456 
Issue Date
2020-04
Keywords
Internet of Things ; disability ; health care ; mobile phone ; older adults
Abstract
Background: Home Internet of Things (IoT) services and devices have the potential to aid older adults and people with disabilities in their living environments. IoT services and devices can also aid caregivers and health care providers in conveniently providing care to those in need. However, real-world data on the IoT needs of vulnerable people are lacking.

Objective: The objective of this study is to conduct a face-to-face survey on the demand for IoT services among older people and people with disabilities, their caregivers, and health care providers in a real-world setting and to see if there are any differences in the aspects of need.

Methods: We conducted a face-to-face survey with 500 participants between January 2019 and March 2019. A total of 300 vulnerable people (200 older adults aged ≥65 years and 100 physically disabled people aged 30-64 years) were randomly sampled from either a population-based, prospective cohort study of aging-the Aging Study of Pyeongchang Rural Area (ASPRA)-or from the outpatient clinics at the Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea. Simultaneously, their caregivers (n=150) and health care providers (n=50) participated in the survey. Detailed socioeconomic status, digital literacy, health and physical function, and home IoT service needs were determined. Among all commercially available IoT services, 27 services were classified into five categories: emergency and security, safety, health care, convenience (information), and convenience (operation). The weighted-ranking method was used to rank the IoT needs in different groups.

Results: There were discrepancies in the demand of IoT services among the vulnerable groups, their caregivers, and health care providers. The home IoT service category that was required the most by the vulnerable groups and their caregivers was emergency and security. However, health care providers indicated that the safety category was most needed by the older adults and disabled people. Home IoT service requirements differed according to the different types of disabilities among the vulnerable groups. Participants with fewer disabilities were more willing to use IoT services than those with more disabilities.

Conclusions: Our survey study shows that there were discrepancies in the demand of IoT services among the vulnerable groups, their caregivers, and health care providers. IoT service requirements differed according to the various types of disabilities. Home IoT technology should be established by combining patients' priorities and individualized functional assessments among vulnerable people.

Trial registration: Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS; KCT0004157);
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DOI
10.2196/16614
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Biomedical Systems Informatics (의생명시스템정보학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Hae Reong(김혜령) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2079-0498
Park, Yu Rang(박유랑) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4210-2094
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/176115
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