Table 4. Older adults' scores pre and post group interview on the Robot Opinions Questionnaire. Participants responded using a 7-point Likert-type scale (1 = Extremely unlikely; 4 = Neither unlikely or likely; 7 = Extremely likely). The last row is the aggregate values for all 12 items on the questionnaire.
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*My interaction with a robot would be clear and understandable. | 6 | 3–7 | 6 | 1–7 | −1.61 | 21 | .11 |
I would find a robot useful in my daily life. | 6 | 2–7 | 5 | 1–7 | −1.67 | 21 | .10 |
Using a robot would enhance my effectiveness in my daily life. | 5 | 3–7 | 5 | 1–7 | −1.35 | 21 | .18 |
Using a robot in my daily life would increase my productivity. | 5 | 2–7 | 5 | 1–7 | −0.48 | 21 | .63 |
Using a robot would make my daily life easier. | 5 | 2–7 | 5 | 1–7 | −0.27 | 21 | .79 |
Using a robot would improve my daily life. | 5 | 2–7 | 5 | 1–7 | −0.09 | 21 | .93 |
Using a robot in my daily life would enable me to accomplish tasks more quickly. | 5 | 2–7 | 6 | 1–7 | −0.52 | 20 | .60 |
*I would find a robot easy to use. | 5 | 2–7 | 6 | 1–7 | −1.36 | 21 | .17 |
*I would find a robot to be flexible for me to interact with. | 5 | 3–7 | 5 | 1–7 | −0.20 | 21 | .84 |
*It would be easy for me to become skillful at using a robot. | 6 | 1–7 | 6 | 1–7 | −0.99 | 21 | .32 |
*I would find it easy to get a robot to do what I want it to do. | 5 | 1–7 | 6 | 1–6 | −1.76 | 21 | .08 |
*Learning to operate a robot would be easy for me. | 6 | 1–7 | 6 | 1–7 | −1.09 | 21 | .28 |
Median of 12 Items | 5.5 | 1–7 | 6 | 1–7 | −0.32 | 21 | .76 |
Perceived ease of use items. The other items represent perceived usefulness. Mdn = median score. Range = the minimum and maximum Likert-type responses selected by participants. Z = Wilcoxon sign-rank test statistic. n = number of participants who responded. p = probability of type 1 error for the Wilcoxon sign-rank test