Heayon Lee|Yu Rang Park|Hae Reong Kim|Noeul Kang|Gahee Oh|Il?Young Jang|Eun?Ju Lee
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
University of Ulsan|Asan Medical Center|Ulsan College|Yonsei University|Yonsei University|University of Ulsan|Asan Medical Center|Ulsan College|Hebrew SeniorLife|University of Ulsan|Asan Medical Center|Ulsan College|University of Ulsan|Asan Medical Center|Ulsan College
home internet things iot services devices potential aid older adults people disabilities living environments iot services devices also aid caregivers health care providers conveniently providing care need however realworld data iot needs vulnerable people lackingthe objective study conduct facetoface survey demand iot services among older people people disabilities caregivers health care providers realworld setting see differences aspects needwe conducted facetoface survey 500 participants january 2019 march 2019 total 300 vulnerable people 200 older adults aged 65 years 100 physically disabled people aged 3064 years randomly sampled either populationbased prospective cohort study agingthe aging study pyeongchang rural area aspraor outpatient clinics asan medical center seoul south korea simultaneously caregivers n150 health care providers n50 participated survey detailed socioeconomic status digital literacy health physical function home iot service needs determined among commercially available iot services 27 services classified five categories emergency security safety health care convenience information convenience operation weightedranking method used rank iot needs different groupsthere discrepancies demand iot services among vulnerable groups caregivers health care providers home iot service category required vulnerable groups caregivers emergency security however health care providers indicated safety category needed older adults disabled people home iot service requirements differed according different types disabilities among vulnerable groups participants fewer disabilities willing use iot services disabilitiesour survey study shows discrepancies demand iot services among vulnerable groups caregivers health care providers iot service requirements differed according various types disabilities home iot technology established combining patients priorities individualized functional assessments among vulnerable peopleclinical research information service cris kct0004157 httpstinyurlcomr83eyva