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Authors:
Frederick Steinke
Tobias Fritsch
Lina Silbermann
Keywords: AAL; Ambient Assisted Living; Assistance Systems; Elderly People; Trust
Abstract:
The aim of the study was the investigation of the existing literature dealing with trust in Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). Additionally, a definition of trust in AAL was derived. For that purpose, a numeric analysis of articles considering the factor trust in automation, as well as assistive technologies for older people was carried out. A systematic literature review with a total of 150 dissimilar keyword-combinations, based on three different descriptors in three bibliographic online databases, was performed. This review revealed that 18 articles deal with trust in healthcare or assistance systems, but several of them only superficially. Despite the increasing market relevance in the last decade, none of the identified studies focused explicitly on trust in AAL. As can be seen from the results, older people as a target group for qualitative and quantitative research in this field are detected, but only partially examined. For obtaining access to older persons’ trust in automation in general and AAL in particular, further research is needed. To identify influencing factors on trust in AAL, a broader survey and experiments with persons over the age of 60 years should be conducted.
Pages: 77 to 88
Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2012. Used with permission.
Publication date: December 31, 2012
Published in: journal
ISSN: 1942-2660