Table 3.
Interest in assistive applications and agreement with smartphone-related dispositional traits.
| Variables | Assistive Applications | M | SD | M a | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social-assistive application b | Videocall | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Care-assistive applications b | SOS button | 4.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
| Fall detector | 3.4 | 1.6 | |||
| GPS navigation | 3.3 | 1.7 | |||
| Health-assistive applications b | ICE | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| Physical activity | 2.6 | 1.6 | |||
| Medication reminder | 2.6 | 1.6 | |||
| Number of mobile phone features used | 5.3 | 2.8 | |||
| Facilitating conditions c | 4.0 | 0.9 | |||
| Compatibility with smartphone c | 3.6 | 1.2 | |||
| Smartphone anxiety c | 1.9 | 1.0 |
Note: N = 617. a The means are significantly different at the p < 0.001 level. ICE: In case of emergency. b Rating scale: 1, ‘not interested at all’ to 5, ‘very much interested’. c Rating scale: 1, ‘strongly disagree’ to 5, ‘strongly agree’.