Table 6 Assistance preferences on domestic tasks (under the information management category) from robots in older adults with different functional dependence level
Domestic task | Preferences (Mean ± SDa) | F | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent (n = 197) | Partially dependent (n = 98) | Dependent (n = 90) | |||
Getting information on weather/news | 3.50 ± 0.79 | 3.51 ± 0.79 | 3.52 ± 0.77 | 0.019 | 0.981 |
Being reminded of appointments | 3.61 ± 0.79 | 3.51 ± 0.86 | 3.44 ± 0.94 | 1.284 | 0.278 |
Being reminded of daily activities | 3.52 ± 0.82 | 3.26 ± 0.95 | 3.57 ± 0.84 | 4.031 | 0.019 |
Monitoring home/warning about dangers | 3.57 ± 0.86 | 3.76 ± 0.98 | 3.76 ± 0.76 | 2.115 | 0.122 |