Determinants of user acceptance of a specific social platform for older adults: An empirical examination of user interface characteristics and behavioral intention

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 12; no. 8; p. e0180102
• Main Authors: Tsai, Tsai-Hsuan, Chang, Hsien-Tsung, Chen, Yan-Jiun, Chang, Yung-Sheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 24.08.2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acceptance; Adults; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer's disease; Analysis; Attitude to Computers; Biology and Life Sciences; Cardiovascular disease; Caregivers; Communication; Computer and Information Sciences; Data analysis; Design; Elderly; Empirical Research; Female; Generations; Geriatrics; Heuristics; Humans; Industrial design; Information systems; Internet; Libraries; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Motivation; Networking; Older people; Online social networks; People and Places; Physiology; Problem solving; Psychological aspects; Retirement; Social acceptance; Social aspects; Social behavior; Social environment; Social interaction; Social networks; Social organization; Social research; Social Sciences; Social Support; Studies; Technology; Technology Acceptance Model; Technology utilization; Theory; User interface; User-Computer Interface; Taiwan

The use of the Internet and social applications has many benefits for the elderly, but numerous investigations have shown that the elderly do not perceive online social networks as a friendly social environment. Therefore, TreeIt, a social application specifically designed for the elderly, was devel...