Table 2.

Outline of semi-structured interview on factors influencing the acceptance of fall detection technology (family)

1. What care do older individuals at home require? What responsibilities do you have in caring for them?

2. How is the walking and balance ability of older adults? Have they experienced any falls?

3. If they have fallen, what were the circumstances? What impact did it have on older adults? How about the impact on you or your family?

4. If they haven't fallen, do they worry about the risk of falling? Do you worry about it?

5. In the current living environment, what are the risk factors for falls? Have any adjustments or fall prevention mechanisms been implemented?

6. If there were technological products for preventing falls designed for older adults at home, what would be your willingness and considerations for them to use?

7. Do you think the fall detection technology would be helpful for older individuals? What functionalities do you expect this system to have? What appearance/design/features would you expect it to have? What benefits do you anticipate it providing? What problems could it potentially solve?

8. What issues do you foresee regarding the use of this type of system? How would you evaluate its usefulness? What key indicators would you use to assess its ease of use?

9. What problems do you think this product might encounter in use? What indicators do you think can evaluate its ease of use?

10. When evaluating this type of product, what risks would you consider? What concerns would you have?

11. In your opinion, what are the differences between this type of product and traditional methods used for fall prevention? Which differences might affect your willingness to purchase and use it?

12. Do you think the user might feel that this type of product is unattractive or be concerned about being laughed at by others? How do you think it might affect their self-perception and yours?