Abstract
Given the low birth rate and the rapid aging of the population in Taiwan, the issues such as long-term care, high dependency ratio, and labor shortage are no longer avertible. The mobility assists shall play a significant role in helping the elder community to live independently with dignity, and the appearance of the mobility assists should make them feel comfortable as well. Hence this study recommends the development of assistive devices, barrier-free environments, and other solutions that allows the elderly to remain independent. This study explores the influencing factors of the willingness to use exoskeleton mobility assists on the psychological aspects. The purpose of this study is to explore the key factors of the willingness to use Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton. By sorting the style of the assistive devices based on various appreciation levels, the semantic difference scale was used to investigate the influence on the appearance of the assistive device on the wearing acceptance. Lastly, this study aims to acquire the factors that affect the style of the model and the influencing factors on the wearing acceptance, providing a reference for future assistive device design and developers to increase user’s willingness to accept the product.
Highlights
According to the “Long-term Care Ten Year Plan—97 to 100 Years MediumRange Plan” announced in 2009 by the Ministry of the Interior in collaboration with the Department of Health and the Council of Labor, the number of target populations requiring long-term care services is estimated to be more than a 2.8% growth [6]
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Summary
According to the National Development Council, Taiwan has become an aging society since 1993 [1] and will transform into an elderly society in 2018. As of April 2021, Taiwan’s dependency ratio has reached 40.57 (Every 100 people aged 15 to 64 years old need to bear the dependent population under the age of 14 and the elderly over the age of 65) [2]. In the future to come, issues such as the medical burden caused by long-term care, the high dependency ratio, and labor shortages will soon follow. Will the labor burden of long-term care and medical costs be lightened, but it will encourage the elderly to have a greater quality life and improve their self-esteem
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