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User Acceptance of a Home Robotic Assistant for Individuals With Physical Disabilities: Explorative Qualitative Study

User Acceptance of a Home Robotic Assistant for Individuals With Physical Disabilities: Explorative Qualitative Study

Sørensen et al [22] concluded in their review that robots designed to assist with a variety of physical tasks currently demonstrate an inadequate level of technical readiness for home use, particularly due to their lack of personalization and overall preparedness for everyday assistance. A key challenge for effective assistive robots is managing a wide variety of assistive situations and tailoring robots’ interactions to the living contexts and preferences (or habits) of the individuals they assist [23].

Linda Sørensen, Dag Tomas Sagen Johannesen, Helinä Melkas, Hege Mari Johnsen

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2025;12:e63641

Factors Affecting Clinician Readiness to Adopt Smart Home Technology for Remote Health Monitoring: Systematic Review

Factors Affecting Clinician Readiness to Adopt Smart Home Technology for Remote Health Monitoring: Systematic Review

Readiness and acceptance models have been developed to help integrate computer-based information systems and digital technologies into specific settings, including health care. Researchers have studied the factors that may impact acceptance of and readiness for new technologies for several decades [14,15].

Gordana Dermody, Daniel Wadsworth, Melissa Dunham, Courtney Glass, Roschelle Fritz

JMIR Aging 2024;7:e64367

Development and Validation of a Mobile-Centered Digital Health Readiness Scale (mDiHERS): Health Literacy and Equity Scale

Development and Validation of a Mobile-Centered Digital Health Readiness Scale (mDiHERS): Health Literacy and Equity Scale

A thorough literature review was conducted to identify existing scales relevant to developing a digital health readiness evaluation scale for patients. The focus was primarily on m Health literacy and digital health equity scales. A total of 6 scales and 3 frameworks on digital health readiness deemed suitable for this study were selected [8,29-36], and 97 items were confirmed from these scales and frameworks.

Hana Kim, Rebecca Schnall, Nagyeom Yoon, Seong-Joon Koh, Jisan Lee, Jae Hee Cheon

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e58497

The Information and Communication Technology Maturity Assessment at Primary Health Care Services Across 9 Provinces in Indonesia: Evaluation Study

The Information and Communication Technology Maturity Assessment at Primary Health Care Services Across 9 Provinces in Indonesia: Evaluation Study

Chanyagorn and Kungwannarongkun [10] developed an ICT maturity assessment tool to explore ICT readiness in small- and medium-sized organizations in middle-income countries, covering both public and private sectors. This assessment tool was used to evaluate the ability of consumers, businesses, and governments to use ICT to their advantage; however, this study assessed ICT maturity in sample governmental public health services’ facilities and institutions.

Dewi Nur Aisyah, Agus Heri Setiawan, Alfiano Fawwaz Lokopessy, Nadia Faradiba, Setiaji Setiaji, Logan Manikam, Zisis Kozlakidis

JMIR Med Inform 2024;12:e55959

Community-Dwelling Older Adults’ Readiness for Adopting Digital Health Technologies: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Community-Dwelling Older Adults’ Readiness for Adopting Digital Health Technologies: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Table 2 describes the readiness of older adults to adopt health technology. Overall, readiness to adopt technological solutions in health care among older people varies significantly based on technology type. In terms of current technology use, telemedicine emerged as the most common digital health technology used by 5.4% (n=91) of the participants.

Dietmar Ausserhofer, Giuliano Piccoliori, Adolf Engl, Angelika Mahlknecht, Barbara Plagg, Verena Barbieri, Nicoletta Colletti, Stefano Lombardo, Timon Gärtner, Waltraud Tappeiner, Heike Wieser, Christian Josef Wiedermann

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e54120

Developing a Text Messaging Intervention to Prevent Binge and Heavy Drinking in a Military Population: Mixed Methods Development Study

Developing a Text Messaging Intervention to Prevent Binge and Heavy Drinking in a Military Population: Mixed Methods Development Study

Alcohol misuse is a significant problem in the US military because of its impact on military functioning and readiness and its effect on the health and careers of service members. The Millennium Cohort Study, sampling >77,000 troops (active duty and reserve/guard), indicated that 18.5% of respondents reported a history of alcohol problems, and 7% to 8% reported current weekly heavy drinking (ie, >14 and >7 drinks per week for men and women, respectively) [5].

Chase A Aycock, Indika Mallawaarachchi, Xin-Qun Wang, Daniel G Cassidy, Jordan M Ellis, Robert C Klesges, G Wayne Talcott, Kara Wiseman

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e55041

Readiness for Change in the Implementation of a 3D Printing Initiative in a Catalan Tertiary Hospital Using the Normalization Process Theory: Survey Study

Readiness for Change in the Implementation of a 3D Printing Initiative in a Catalan Tertiary Hospital Using the Normalization Process Theory: Survey Study

Overall, the authors reported staff feeling sufficiently tech-savvy to be able to use DIPA, having high expectations as well as motivation and readiness for the upcoming changes. However, the employees were skeptical regarding the allocation of resources, and few had knowledge of the potential effects of DIPA.

Francesc López Seguí, Joan Cos Codina, Laura Ricou Ríos, María Isabel Martínez Segura, Laura Miró Mezquita, Raquel Escrich Navarro, Meritxell Davins Riu, Oriol Estrada Cuxart, German Anashkin Kachalin, Daniel Moreno-Martínez

JMIR Hum Factors 2023;10:e47390