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Study of the Innovative Characteristics of a New Technology for Bladder and Intestinal Elimination: An Empirical Study for the Evaluation of Ease of Use and Perceived Utility

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Gerontechnology (IWoG 2018)

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Background: Bedpans are medical devices usually used in the healthcare delivery to bedridden patients which health condition implies that bladder and/or intestinal elimination is done in bed. Physical and psychological discomfort experienced by patients in these situations it’s a challenge to professionals to look for innovative proposals, looking for the reduction of negative impacts in many levels.

Objective: To evaluate the acceptance, by general population of (i) classical bedpans currently in the market and (ii) an inflatable proposal based on the Technology Acceptance Model. Method: The sample included 108 participants, aged between 19 and 81 years, caretakers/users of bedpans. The Technology Acceptance Model was used to evaluate the perception of utility and ease of use. All participants completed an online self-response questionnaire, later submitted to Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory and reliability study. Results: The results allow indicating a high degree of acceptance for the value proposition of the innovative bedpan, compared to the classic model. Conclusion: This study constitutes an important contribution to the human sciences, since it allows evaluating the ease of use and utility by users of bedpans, evidencing the importance of the innovative characteristics proposed to the new inflated bedpan.

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  1. Polytechnic School of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal

    Joana Parreira

  2. Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of Coimbra University, Coimbra, Portugal

    Daniela Fernandes, Lisete Mónico & Carla Carvalho

  3. Nursing School of Coimbra, 3046-851, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Salgueiro-Oliveira, Daniel Ventura & Mónica Silva

  4. The Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing, 3000-232, Coimbra, Portugal

    Liliana Sousa, Paulo Santos Costa, Inês Marques, Arménio Cruz, Rafael Bernardes & Pedro Parreira

  5. Nursing School of Évora, Évora, Portugal

    César Fonseca

  6. Medicine and Nursing Department of Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil

    Luciene Braga

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Parreira, J. et al. (2019). Study of the Innovative Characteristics of a New Technology for Bladder and Intestinal Elimination: An Empirical Study for the Evaluation of Ease of Use and Perceived Utility. In: García-Alonso, J., Fonseca, C. (eds) Gerontechnology. IWoG 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1016. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16028-9_17

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