Recruiting older participants: evaluating the role of message framing in willingness to enroll in wearable robot experiments
Willingness to enroll in experiments plays a vital role in user-centered design, particularly in emerging domains such as wearable robots for daily living assistance, where recruiting older adults poses challenges. Guided by the integration of prospect theory and the senior technology acceptance mod...
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| description | Willingness to enroll in experiments plays a vital role in user-centered design, particularly in emerging domains such as wearable robots for daily living assistance, where recruiting older adults poses challenges. Guided by the integration of prospect theory and the senior technology acceptance model, this study aims to investigate the persuasive effects of message framing, specifically the valence (gain: positive framing versus loss: negative framing), in the form of flyers on older adults’ willingness to participate in real-life wearable robot experiments. The survey data were collected from 176 online participants (Mage = 61.05; SD = 6.49). Multivariate analysis of variance indicates that gain-framed messages significantly influence perceived health benefits (F(1, 174) = 14.363, p < .001, ɳ2 = .09, 95% CI: .03-1.00). However, message frames do not directly impact the perceived effectiveness of flyers or willingness to enroll. Mediation analysis reveals that gain-framed messages enhance older adults’ willingness to enroll in wearable robot experiments through their perception of health benefits (IE: β = −.19, 95% CI: −.38– −.06, p = .017). This study contributes to the understanding of the persuasive effects of message framing on older adults’ willingness to enroll in wearable robot experiments, ultimately fostering advancements in the field and enhancing health outcomes and well-being for older adults. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e330b9b90e1a4370807ba156f1751d192025-08-20T04:03:25ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862024-12-0110110.1080/23311886.2024.2382895Recruiting older participants: evaluating the role of message framing in willingness to enroll in wearable robot experimentsClio Yuen Man Cheng0Vivian W. Q. Lou1Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaWillingness to enroll in experiments plays a vital role in user-centered design, particularly in emerging domains such as wearable robots for daily living assistance, where recruiting older adults poses challenges. Guided by the integration of prospect theory and the senior technology acceptance model, this study aims to investigate the persuasive effects of message framing, specifically the valence (gain: positive framing versus loss: negative framing), in the form of flyers on older adults’ willingness to participate in real-life wearable robot experiments. The survey data were collected from 176 online participants (Mage = 61.05; SD = 6.49). Multivariate analysis of variance indicates that gain-framed messages significantly influence perceived health benefits (F(1, 174) = 14.363, p < .001, ɳ2 = .09, 95% CI: .03-1.00). However, message frames do not directly impact the perceived effectiveness of flyers or willingness to enroll. Mediation analysis reveals that gain-framed messages enhance older adults’ willingness to enroll in wearable robot experiments through their perception of health benefits (IE: β = −.19, 95% CI: −.38– −.06, p = .017). This study contributes to the understanding of the persuasive effects of message framing on older adults’ willingness to enroll in wearable robot experiments, ultimately fostering advancements in the field and enhancing health outcomes and well-being for older adults.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2382895Participant recruitmentuser-centered designwearable robotsmessage framingolder adultswillingness to enrol |
| spellingShingle | Clio Yuen Man Cheng Vivian W. Q. Lou Recruiting older participants: evaluating the role of message framing in willingness to enroll in wearable robot experiments Cogent Social Sciences Participant recruitment user-centered design wearable robots message framing older adults willingness to enrol |
| title | Recruiting older participants: evaluating the role of message framing in willingness to enroll in wearable robot experiments |
| title_full | Recruiting older participants: evaluating the role of message framing in willingness to enroll in wearable robot experiments |
| title_fullStr | Recruiting older participants: evaluating the role of message framing in willingness to enroll in wearable robot experiments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recruiting older participants: evaluating the role of message framing in willingness to enroll in wearable robot experiments |
| title_short | Recruiting older participants: evaluating the role of message framing in willingness to enroll in wearable robot experiments |
| title_sort | recruiting older participants evaluating the role of message framing in willingness to enroll in wearable robot experiments |
| topic | Participant recruitment user-centered design wearable robots message framing older adults willingness to enrol |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2382895 |
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