Acceptance Of Digital Technologies Research Articles

Fake News Detection Revisited: An Extensive Review of Theoretical Frameworks, Dataset Assessments, Model Constraints, and Forward-Looking Research Agendas

The emergence and acceptance of digital technology have caused information pollution and an infodemic on Online Social Networks (OSNs), blogs, and online websites. The malicious broadcast of illegal, objectionable and misleading content causes behavioural changes and social unrest, impacts economic growth and national security, and threatens users’ safety. The proliferation of AI-generated misleading content has further intensified the current situation. In the previous literature, state-of-the-art (SOTA) methods have been implemented for Fake News Detection (FND). However, the existing research lacks multidisciplinary considerations for FND based on theories on FN and OSN users. Theories’ analysis provides insights into effective and automated detection mechanisms for FN, and the intentions and causes behind wide-scale FN propagation. This review evaluates the available datasets, FND techniques, and approaches and their limitations. The novel contribution of this review is the analysis of the FND in linguistics, healthcare, communication, and other related fields. It also summarises the explicable methods for FN dissemination, identification and mitigation. The research identifies that the prediction performance of pre-trained transformer models provides fresh impetus for multilingual (even for resource-constrained languages), multidomain, and multimodal FND. Their limits and prediction capabilities must be harnessed further to combat FN. It is possible by large-sized, multidomain, multimodal, cross-lingual, multilingual, labelled and unlabelled dataset curation and implementation. SOTA Large Language Models (LLMs) are the innovation, and their strengths should be focused on and researched to combat FN, deepfakes, and AI-generated content on OSNs and online sources. The study highlights the significance of human cognitive abilities and the potential of AI in the domain of FND. Finally, we suggest promising future research directions for FND and mitigation.

Can intergenerational relationships mitigate digital exclusion among China’s elderly population?

ABSTRACT In the burgeoning grey economy, the elderly have been widely praised for their digital readiness dividends. However, there remains a significant gap in the literature regarding solutions to the critical issue of digital exclusion faced by the elderly. This study utilizes the microdata from three waves of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) in 2016, 2018, and 2020 to explore how intergenerational relationships influence the digital exclusion of older adults and identify the mechanisms. The findings reveal that strong intergenerational bonds significantly narrow the digital divide for the elderly. The analysis highlights that such relationships have a more pronounced impact on mitigating elderly digital exclusion among early-aged parents, males, residents of rural areas, and families where parents and offsprings cohabit. The mechanisms through which these relationships exert their influence include promoting intergenerational support exchanges, providing digital guidance from children to parents, and enhancing the elderly’s acceptance of digital technology. Furthermore, this paper employs the ‘one-child policy’ as a quasi-natural experiment to examine the moderating role. The findings underscore the value of nurturing parent-child bonds in reducing digital exclusion among the elderly, offering strategic insights for addressing this issue in societies experiencing both ageing populations and declines in birth rates.

Recommendations for acceptance of digital public services by low-income seniors in smart cities by human-centered design

Background: In Brazil, the federal government has developed a digital platform for public health services, with state and municipal governments connecting their solutions to unify citizen registration. Objective: To understand the phenomena involved, in order to provide recommendations for the acceptance of digital technologies by low-income elderly people in the context of smart cities. Method: The theory of the consolidated meta-analytic approach (TCMA) was used for a systematic bibliographic review (SBR) and case studies presented in a Design Postgraduate class, carried out in collaboration between two Brazilian Federal Universities. Results: Creation of recommendations in three categories within the framework of human-centered design. Conclusions: This study identifies opportunities for the development of products, services and public policies for the digital inclusion of low-income older people in the context of smart cities.

Digital technology adoption, workforce agility and digital technology outcomes in the context of the banking industry of India

Purpose The rapid adoption of digital technology forced the leaders to explore and examine the drivers and facilitators capable of enhancing the bank's performance. This paper empirically aims to examine the role of technology acceptance and workforce agility in digital technology adoption in the banking industry. Furthermore, this research examines the mediating role of workforce agility between digital technology acceptance and digital technology outcome. Design/methodology/approach Influenced by the Attitude–Behavior–Outcome framework, this survey research has been designed to collect data from both high-level executives and low-level executives working in the banking sector undertakings of India. The research adopted a two-step procedure for testing theoretical models using SPSS-AMOS, Version 27. Hayes PROCESS macro (Version 4.3.1; 2023) technique was executed to test the mediation. Findings The result proved that the banker's acceptance of digital technology positively impacted banks' performance. Furthermore, this study proved that workforce agility has a favorable, significant mediating influence between digital technology acceptance and digital technology outcome suggesting banks design and implement suitable management policies and practices to enhance the technology acceptance mindset of the bankers and promote workforce agility for higher customer relationships and performance. Originality/value Being the first-ever research to examine the role of workforce agility, this study proved its mediating effect on effective digital transformation.

Use and acceptance of technologies in the German measure supported employment

BACKGROUND: The measure Supported Employment (SE) and digitalization offer people with disabilities increased opportunities for participation in working life. Different technology acceptance models such as the TAM or UTAUT indicate that whether a technology is used or not crucially depends on various factors such as the perceived usefulness or perceived ease of use of a technology. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate factors influencing the acceptance of digital technologies in the measure SE. Risks and opportunities for people with disabilities are examined. METHODS: The data basis consists of 16 qualitative guided interviews with job coaches and clients. The data evaluation is carried out by means of qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: In line with the TAM and the UTAUT, six main factors could be identified as relevant for the acceptance of digital technologies in the measure SE: perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitudes toward using, social influence, facilitating conditions, and individual factors seem to influence the actual use of technologies. The interviews show opportunities such as increased participation of people with disabilities in working life through technologies, but also risks such as the exclusion of older or less experienced people. CONCLUSION: Factors from technology acceptance research also apply in SE and must be recognized before introducing new technologies.

Integration of technology acceptance models and government support to improve digital literacy

Digital domain is important for the expansion of micro and small enterprises but the gap in readiness to accept the technology impacts businesses. Therefore, this research aims to build an integrated model of Technology Readiness Index, Technology Acceptance Models, and Theory of Reasoned Action expanded with Motivation and government support to increase digital literacy. There are 551 respondents consisting of owners and managers who have been running a business for at least a year. The integration model between Technology Readiness Index, Technology Acceptance Models, and Theory of Reasoned Action expanded with Motivation increases digital literacy, while government support positively influences the variable. The model emphasizes optimism and innovation as key factors in enhancing the construct of Technology Readiness Index model. The results show that there is a strong foundation for the establishment of Technology Acceptance Models and Theory of Reasoned Action expanded with Motivation aimed at supporting digital literacy. This contributes to developing knowledge about the integration model for digital technology acceptance. Practical contributions guide the government in creating appropriate policies to increase digital literacy in SMEs.

Technology Adoption in Material Procurement: An Empirical Study Applying the UTAUT Model Among Construction Companies in India

The Indian construction industry faces many challenges, such as low productivity, project delays and a lack of professionalism. To remain competitive, construction companies must adopt innovative technologies to make their operations more efficient. In this context, the management of companies needs to understand employee attitudes and perceptions of technology adoption to make investment decisions for adopting new technologies. This study aims to assess the employees’ perceptions of e-procurement as part of technology adoption in the construction sector. The popular Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework was adapted to develop a study model with employee attitude added as a mediating variable. Data collected from 305 employees working in the materials departments of different private construction companies are analyzed using SPSS Amos, a covariance-based structural equation modelling (CBSEM) tool. The study results revealed the strength of the predictor variables in determining the predicted variable and the significant role of the mediating variable in shaping employee perceptions. The results can provide valuable information to the management of the construction companies about which factors promote the adoption and acceptance of digital technologies. This awareness is greatly helpful in changing or adjusting the situation to improve employee perceptions of accepting new technologies.

Digital leadership within large South Korean firms

ABSTRACT Drawing upon Person-Environment fit (PE fit) theory, this paper attempts to explore the determinants of digital leadership and its interactions between personal and environmental dimensions, including organizational, interpersonal and external dimensions, in South Korea. As Remote Work (RW) and Digital Transformation (DT) have been discussed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, this research focuses upon the concept of digital leadership, which can effectively cope with both RW and DT. To help Human Resource (HR) practitioners support digital leadership, this paper employs the fuzzy-Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (f-DEMATEL) method. Through the convenience sampling method, we collected data sets from HR specialists in large South Korean firms. Our findings indicate that the organizational culture that covers digital supportive culture in the organizational dimension is the most crucial, influencing the elements in the personal dimension (e.g. new working systems, communication and acceptance of digital technologies). In contrast, the factor of capabilities in the personal dimension is the only factor affecting organizational structure and agility in the organizational dimension. Thus, we conclude that both the organizational and personal dimensions can uniquely interact with each other when actualizing digital leadership in South Korea.

N29 Patient evaluation of digital IBD care in patient initiated follow up pathway using MyIBD Care app and home calprotectin test

Abstract Background Remote patient monitoring via web applications has been reported to have benefits with improvement in patient-reported quality of life, medication adherence, and decreased heath care costs. Mobile applications can be used for symptom reporting and this along with home biomarker testing can facilitate patient initiated follow up. There remain uncertainties in the acceptance of digital technologies in routine follow up care among IBD patients. We aimed to survey the pilot users of MyIBD care app and CalproSmart home calprotectin monitoring in an IBD cohort Methods Patients participating in the patient initiated follow up (PIFU) cohort in IBD Home digital care pathway at a tertiary IBD referral centre were included in this pilot survey before full roll out of the programme. Patients were given detailed written and electronic information about the pathway before signing up. Predefined survey questions were administered using electronic in app methodology. The survey questions were ranked in Likert scale from strongly agree, agree, neither agree or disagree, disagree and strongly disagree. Data reported as proportion of responses to each category. Results 132 surveys were collected and analysed. Ninety three percent of responses understood the rationale for their inclusion to the digital pathway. Confidence in contacting the IBD team through digital pathway was reported in 89% of responses and 68% felt more in control of own condition. Eight six percent of patients understood the requirements for completing patient reported outcome measures and home calprotectin test while in the pathway and also felt confident in taking home calprotectin test. However only 44% felt closer to the clinical care team with the pathway. Conclusion Digital pathway incorporating a patient initiated follow up and self-monitoring is acceptable to IBD patients in stable remission with high satisfaction scores in all domains

Factors Influencing the Acceptance of Digital Technologies by Teachers in Interactive Learning Situations

Factors Influencing the Acceptance of Digital Technologies by Teachers in Interactive Learning Situations

Benefits of Integrating Technology into Home Exercise Therapy in Patients with Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease.

(1) Background: Telerehabilitation is an approach that uses digital technology to provide remote medical recovery services. It can be an option for cardiovascular recovery at home in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the lower limbs. (2) Methods: We performed literature research through two databases: PubMed and Embase. We included randomized controlled trials and cohort studies that evaluated the effectiveness of a technology-assisted home exercise intervention compared with conventional rehabilitation or the usual care in patients with PAD. We analyzed population, intervention, and outcome data. (3) Results: We identified 2468 studies. After rigorous screening, we included 25 articles in the review. The following results were evaluated: dissemination and acceptance of digital technologies among these people, functional capacity, exercise intensity, patient motivation, sex-specific response differences in mortality and clinical outcomes, quality of life assessment, and changes in values of inflammatory biomarkers. All of these were correlated with the type of intervention and the dose of the exercise. (4) Conclusions: Home-based exercise therapy supervised with the help of specific devices could be successfully implemented in the therapeutic management of the PAD population. Health specialists should take into account the clinical-paraclinical profile and the emotional status of the patients. Such individualized interventions could bring significant benefits for the people with this disease and for the healthcare system, including increasing exercise adherence, engagement, self-care capacity, life expectancy, and quality of life for these patients, as well as reducing their symptoms, cardiovascular complications, and hospitalizations.

The quest for wellness: How to optimise self-care strategies for diabetic foot management?

Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) is common and highly recurrent, negatively impacting the individuals' quality of life. The 2023 guidelines of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot emphasise that adherence to foot self-care recommendations is one of the most important factors in DFU prevention. These guidelines also briefly mention that depression and other psychosocial problems can hamper treatment and ulcer healing. Moreover, a new clinical question was added on psychological interventions for ulcer prevention, although the evidence regarding the role of psychological and social factors is still limited. To help the field progress, this narrative overview discusses how a stronger focus on psychological factors by both researchers and clinicians could improve the care for people at high DFU risk. The review starts with a testimony of a person living with DFU, explaining that for him, the absence of shared decision-making has been a key barrier to successful foot self-care implementation. Intervention studies that address patient-reported barriers are still scarce, and are therefore urgently needed. Furthermore, the key elements of psychological interventions found to be successful in managing diabetes are yet to be implemented in DFU risk management. Importantly, research evidence indicates that commonly advocated foot self-care recommendations may be insufficient in preventing DFU recurrence, whereas digital technology appears to effectively reduce recurrent DFU. More research is therefore needed to identify determinants of patient acceptance of digital technology.

Normative and informational social influence affecting digital technology acceptance of senior restaurant diners: A technology learning perspective

Acknowledging the rapidly increasing senior population along with restaurant technology adoption intended to replace the labor shortage, this study investigates how to improve senior technology acceptance by focusing on the learning process. Using 298 responses obtained from senior diners aged 60 or older, structural equation modeling was employed to test the hypothesized relationships. Multi-group analyses revealed the moderating effect of normative social influence (NSI) and informational social influence (ISI). Findings support the relationships hypothesized within a senior technology exploration, learning, and acceptance model. In addition, NSI involved the link of “negative attitudes-exploration,” whereas ISI affected the relationships of “exploration-perceived difficulties” and “perceived difficulties-acceptance intentions.” This study presents an integrative framework, emphasizing the pivotal role of the learning process, particularly when combining two distinct social influences for senior technology acceptance. Our approach exhibits potential in directing restaurants towards embracing digital technology services that can be widely accepted by senior diners.

Exploring disruptive power: Acceptance of digital technologies in mechanical engineering education among Ghanaian technical university teachers

The paper examines the effect of perceived ease of use, user acceptance, and quality assurance practices on the acceptance of digital technology among mechanical engineering teachers in Technical Universities in Ghana. The paper adopts a quantitative research approach using a descriptive survey design. A sample of 167 mechanical engineering teachers was selected using stratified and simple random sampling techniques. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire that included demographic information and variables related to digital technology acceptance. The collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with the aid of SmartPLS 4 software. The study's findings reveal that perceived ease of use, user acceptance, and quality assurance practices significantly and positively influence mechanical engineering teachers' acceptance of digital technology. Specifically, the acceptance of quality assurance practices was found to have the strongest impact on technology acceptance among the three factors examined. The study focused on mechanical engineering teachers in Ghana's Technical universities, limiting the generalizability of the findings to other educational contexts. Future research should consider expanding the sample size and including participants from different educational institutions and other disciplines. This study contributes to the existing literature on digital technology acceptance by examining the specific context of mechanical engineering education in Ghana. The findings also contribute to the broader discourse on digital skills development and closing the digital divide in educational settings.

Acceptance of Digital Technology Among Male and Female University Students: With a Focus on STEM Students

Acceptance of Digital Technology Among Male and Female University Students: With a Focus on STEM Students

An acceptance model of digital education in intangible cultural heritage based on cultural awareness

ABSTRACT Despite the increasing application of digital education in intangible cultural heritage (ICH), user acceptance of digital technology needs further investigation. In this study, a mobile AR system for ICH education was developed to understand user acceptance of digital technology. This study developed a conceptual model and hypotheses based on cultural awareness, generic learning outcomes (GLOs), and the technology acceptance model, aiming to construct an appropriate digital learning model for ICH. The results of the study indicated that the reliability and validity of the measurement model were satisfactory. In addition, the importance of external variables was confirmed. Cultural awareness and GLOs affected users’ perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. In addition, perceived usefulness and ease of use had a positive effect on attitudes toward the use, which in turn had a positive effect on behavioural intention to use.

Patient and Public Acceptance of Digital Technologies in Health Care: Protocol for a Discrete Choice Experiment.

Strokes pose a particular challenge to the health care system. Although stroke-related mortality has declined in recent decades, the absolute number of new strokes (incidence), stroke deaths, and survivors of stroke has increased. With the increasing need of neurorehabilitation and the decreasing number of professionals, innovations are needed to ensure adequate care. Digital technologies are increasingly used to meet patients' unfilled needs during their patient journey. Patients must adhere to unfamiliar digital technologies to engage in health interventions. Therefore, the acceptance of the benefits and burdens of digital technologies in health interventions is a key factor in implementing these innovations. This study aims to describe the development of a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to weigh criteria that impact patient and public acceptance. Secondary study objectives are a benefit-burden assessment (estimation of the maximum acceptable burden of technical features and therapy-related characteristics for the patient or individual, eg, no human contact), overall comparison (assessment of the relative importance of attributes for comparing digital technologies), and adherence (identification of key attributes that influence patient adherence). The exploratory objectives include heterogeneity assessment and subgroup analysis. The methodological aims are to investigate the use of DCE. To obtain information on the criteria impacting acceptance, a DCE will be conducted including 7 attributes based on formative qualitative research. Patients with stroke (experimental group) and the general population (control group) are surveyed. The final instrument includes 6 best-best choice tasks in partial design. The experimental design is a fractional-factorial efficient Bayesian design (D-error). A conditional logit regression model and mixed logistic regression models will be used for analysis. To consider the heterogeneity of subgroups, a latent class analysis and an analysis of heteroscedasticity will be performed. The literature review, qualitative preliminary study, survey development, and pretesting were completed. Data collection and analysis will be completed in the last quarter of 2023. Our results will inform decision makers about patients' and publics' acceptance of digital technologies used in innovative interventions. The patient preference information will improve decisions regarding the development, adoption, and pricing of innovative interventions. The behavioral changes in the choice of digital intervention alternatives are observable and can therefore be statistically analyzed. They can be translated into preferences, which define the value. This study will investigate the influences on the acceptance of digital interventions and thus support decisions and future research. DERR1-10.2196/46056.

Present and Future Digital Technology Use in Ecotourism: Understanding Tourists’ Acceptance

Digital technology has the potential to enhance the tourist experience, particularly in the context of ecotourism. This study aims to investigate tourists' acceptance of digital technology for ecotourism activities using the technology acceptance model (TAM) and to assess their future usage intentions. The motivation behind this research stems from the increasing interest of tourists in eco-friendly nature experiences, the rise of movements focused on enjoying the natural environment, and advancements in technology for the tourism industry. A survey methodology was employed, and the data were analyzed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings indicate that perceived ease of use and perceived value significantly predict tourists' attitude toward digital technology. Moreover, attitude plays a significant role in influencing the behavioral use of digital technology. Additionally, both perceived value and behavioral use are significant factors in explaining tourists expected future use of digital technology. Furthermore, the assessment of future technology use reveals the top five choices of ecotourists, namely location-based services, wireless and mobile technology, destination management systems, climate information management, and intelligent transport systems. Thus, this study concludes that digital technology has a profound impact on the ecotourism industry and has the potential to foster enduring connections between humans and nature.

The Influence of Digital Maturity, Competitive Priorities and Decision-making Styles on the Acceptance of Digital Technologies in Micro and Small Organizations

The subject of this research is to determine the level of digital technology acceptancein micro and small organizations. There is a lack of research in the existing literaturethat would move away from existing models and theories and explain the reasons fordigital technology acceptance by micro and small organizations. It was noticed thatresearch on the intention to accept digital technologies in micro and small organizationsneeds to focus on moderating factors, the influence of which has been neglected inexisting research.For this reason, a model for digital technology acceptance by micro and smallorganizations was created, which explored the effect of moderating factors andencompassed the key characteristics of micro and small organizations. The effect ofperceived financial risk, perceived security risk, perceived loss of time, perceivedgovernment pressure, and the level of knowledge of decision-makers on the intentionto accept digital technologies are examined. As well the relationship between externalpressure (market participants' pressure and crisis circumstances) and the level ofknowledge of decision-makers in organizations was explored.The focus of the research is to explore the moderating effect of the organization's digitalmaturity and competitive priorities on the relationship of factors (perceived securityrisk, perceived loss of time, perceived government pressure) and intent to accept digitaltechnologies. The moderating effect of the decision-makers decision-making style onthe relationship between external pressure (market participants' pressure and crisiscircumstances) and the level of knowledge of decision-makers are explored as well.

Telemedicine: the future of personalised atrial fibrillation care in a post pandemic world?

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): The pilot phase of the Virtual Ward was funded by Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group and supported by a Digital Healthcare Partnership Award from NHS Innovation (now Transformation Directorate). Background The current model of care for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is born out of legacy physician-centred care models. The development and acceptance of digital technology have enabled the advent of novel telemedicine-based models for patients with fast AF. Purpose A virtual AF ward was implemented as a proof-of-concept care model for patients with AF and rapid ventricular response. Methods Patients presenting acutely with AF or Atrial flutter (AFL) to the hospital were onboarded to the virtual ward and managed remotely at home, after being given access to a single-lead ECG device (Kardia), a blood pressure monitor and pulse oximeter with instructions to record daily ECGs, blood pressure, oxygen saturations and complete an online AF symptom questionnaire. Data were uploaded to a digital platform (Dignio) for daily review by the clinical team. Primary outcomes included admission avoidance, re-admission avoidance, and patient satisfaction. Patient satisfaction was assessed using the NHS Friends and Family test (FFT) in addition to narrative feedback. Results There were 50 admissions to the virtual ward between January and August 2022. Twenty-four initial hospital admissions were avoided with patients instead directly enrolled from the outpatient setting and a further 25 re-admissions were appropriately prevented during virtual surveillance, avoiding a total of 49 admissions to hospital beds. Most admissions were in AF 78% (n=39) or AFL 18% (n=9), with two admissions frequently alternating between sinus rhythm and AF 4% (n=2). Mean HR at the time of admission and discharge was 122 ± 26 and 82 ± 27 bpm, respectively. FFT response rate was 90% (n=45), with 100% positive responses. Only one patient declined using the service due to technology related anxiety. None of the patients demanded to unilaterally terminate the monitoring, or stopped using the online platform before being discharged from the virtual ward. Conclusion This is a first real-world experience of an AF virtual ward that demonstrates a potential for reducing the healthcare burden imposed by AF admissions, while providing the holistic and personalised care that AF needs. Work is ongoing to further confirm safety and cost-effectiveness upon progress in a larger patient cohort.