Survey of potential receptivity to robotic-assisted exercise coaching in a diverse sample of smokers and nonsmokers

A prior project found that an intensive (12 weeks, thrice weekly sessions) in-person, supervised, exercise coaching intervention was effective for smoking cessation among depressed women smokers. However, the sample was 90% White and of high socioeconomic status, and the intensity of the interventio...

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Published in:PloS one 2018-05, Vol.13 (5), p.e0197090-e0197090
Main Authors: Patten, Christi, Levine, James, Pavlidis, Ioannis, Balls-Berry, Joyce, Shah, Arya, Hughes, Christine, Brockman, Tabetha, Valdez Soto, Miguel, Witt, Daniel, Koepp, Gabriel, Sinicrope, Pamela, Richards, Jamie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Behavior
Biology and Life Sciences
Computer and Information Sciences
Content analysis
Demographics
Demography
Depression - psychology
Depression - therapy
Drug addiction
Engineering and Technology
Exercise
Exercise Therapy
Feedback
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Internet
Intervention
Medical research
Medical screening
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental depression
Methods
Minority & ethnic groups
Obesity
Patten, James
Physical fitness
Psychiatry
Remote control
Research and Analysis Methods
Robotics
Smoking
Smoking - psychology
Smoking - therapy
Smoking cessation
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomics
Tablet computers
Technology
Technology Acceptance Model
Technology assessment
Technology utilization
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Summary:A prior project found that an intensive (12 weeks, thrice weekly sessions) in-person, supervised, exercise coaching intervention was effective for smoking cessation among depressed women smokers. However, the sample was 90% White and of high socioeconomic status, and the intensity of the intervention limits its reach. One approach to intervention scalability is to deliver the supervised exercise coaching using a robotic human exercise trainer. This is done in real time via an iPad tablet placed on a mobile robotic wheel base and controlled remotely by an iOS device or computer. As an initial step, this preliminary study surveyed potential receptivity to a robotic-assisted exercise coaching intervention among 100 adults recruited in two community settings, and explored the association of technology acceptance scores with smoking status and other demographics. Participants watched a brief demonstration of the robot-delivered exercise coaching and completed a 19-item survey assessing socio-demographics and technology receptivity measured by the 8-item Technology Acceptance Scale (TAS). Open-ended written feedback was obtained, and content analysis was used to derive themes from these data. Respondents were: 40% female, 56% unemployed, 41% racial minority, 38% current smoker, and 58% depression history. Mean total TAS score was 34.0 (SD = 5.5) of possible 40, indicating overall very good receptivity to the robotic-assisted exercise intervention concept. Racial minorities and unemployed participants reported greater technology acceptance than White (p = 0.015) and employed (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0197090