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. 2018 Feb 21;1(3):igy002. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igy002

Table 4.

Correlations With Willingness to Adopt Technology Separated by Technology (N = 52)

Willingness to adopt
Measure Lyft Fitbit MED-E- LERT eCare Instagram X-Box Curious Quicken Quirky spotter
Vocabulary 0.19 0.17 0.12 0.15 0.31* 0.14 0.19 0.14 0.01
Comprehension 0.16 0.08 0.05 0.08 0.23 0.27 0.14 0.19 0.08
Numeric ability 0.23 0.21 0.19 0.26 0.21 0.31* 0.26 0.43** 0.16
Memory 0.06 0.24 0.05 0.26 0.36** 0.20 0.20 0.07 0.00
Learning ability 0.30* 0.19 0.18 0.22 0.38** 0.27 0.34* 0.16 0.24
Problem solving/reasoning 0.15 0.19 0.122 0.17 0.35* 0.21 0.36* 0.21 0.04
Detection 0.31* 0.12 0.04 0.22 0.29* 0.23 0.49*** 0.19 0.23
Grasping/manipulative skill 0.37** 0.19 0.055 0.16 0.31* 0.30* 0.55*** 0.14 0.21
Basic computer skill 0.33* 0.20 0.08 0.03 0.33* 0.25 0.39** 0.18 0.16
Internet and e-mail skill/ knowledge 0.24 0.21 0.06 0.05 0.29* 0.31* 0.42** 0.20 0.17
Computer programs knowledge 0.25 0.23 0.21 0.17 0.29* 0.31* 0.38** 0.23 0.20
Computer applications knowledge 0.22 0.33* 0.19 0.25 0.39** 0.42** 0.34* 0.39** 0.28*
Optimism 0.21 0.31* −0.03 0.10 0.24 0.17 0.38** 0.16 0.16
Innovativeness 0.23 0.24 −0.22 0.04 0.21 0.02 0.04 0.10 0.10
Discomfort −0.38** −0.18 −0.10 −0.01 −0.13 −0.03 −0.15 −0.08 −0.16
Insecurity −0.39** −0.14 0.06 0.06 −0.01 0.14 −0.15 0.11 −0.03
Perceived value 0.78*** 0.80*** 0.48*** 0.83*** 0.59*** 0.63*** 0.71*** 0.69*** 0.71***
Perceived effort to learn −0.18 0.17 0.25 0.10 −0.09 0.07 −0.30* 0.11 0.23
Help needed to learn −0.22 −0.04 0.18 −0.03 −0.12 0.03 −0.20 0.15 0.24
Confidence in learning 0.58*** 0.50*** 0.13 0.48*** 0.46** 0.72*** 0.62*** 0.53*** 0.54***
Concern with privacy −0.23 0.00 0.06 0.30* −0.15 0.18 −0.11 −0.02 0.10
QoL 0.67*** 0.75*** 0.44** 0.62*** 0.44** 0.58*** 0.67*** 0.80*** 0.63***

Note: Spearman’s ρ correlation coefficients presented (two-tailed). *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001. QoL = Quality of life.