Psychological factors that affect the acceptance and need for ICT services for older adults with chronic diseases.
Background: To encourage older adults with chronic disease to use information and communications technology (ICT) services effectively, it is necessary to identify users' needs and factors affecting acceptance. Objective: To identify the psychological factors affecting the acceptance of ICT services...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 1 - 12 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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International Society for Gerontechnology
2021
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