Paper Info
Title
A small but significant difference: the role of gender on acceptance of medical assistive technologies
Abstract
The current research aimed to study user diversity with a focus on gender differences in adoption of medical assistive technologies in general, and in particular. In order to understand the gender impact, we conducted two consecutive studies and considered gender as a key moderator of acceptance aspects in the medical context. The first study focused on general aspects of medical technology acceptability: users' willingness to use it, the importance of privacy and trust as well as the general attitude across gender and specified age groups. For a deeper insight into this topic the second study was conducted in order to analyze gendered acceptance on specific health-related device. As results showed people's general attitude towards medical technology and their willingness to use such medical assisting devices is throughout positive. However, gender differences emerge at the time when it comes to an assessment of a concrete medical tool (here smart textiles).
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1007/978-3-642-16607-5_6
USAB
Keywords
Field
DocType
significant difference,medical technology acceptability,medical technology,medical assistive technology,gender impact,general attitude,medical context,concrete medical tool,gender difference,general aspect,consecutive study,age groups,smart home
Social psychology,Moderation,Age groups,Health technology,Medicine,Applied psychology
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
6389
0302-9743
3-642-16606-7
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
12
0.71
13
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Wiktoria Wilkowska112011.18
Sylvia Gaul2593.96
Martina Ziefle31176135.05