Användar-acceptans för Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) inom svensk distansvård

Sammanfattning: The increasing life expectancy of an aging population has caused a higher demand for healthcare services, highlighting a shortage within the healthcare system due to insufficient projected growth of healthcare personnel. One solution to this issue is the utilization of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). This study aims to describe the general acceptance level amongst healthcare recipients of adopting IoMT in Swedish remote healthcare and how the acceptance level differs amongst different age groups depending on the application of IoMT. Acceptance and implementation of IoMT in remote healthcare are discussed, with an emphasis on factors such as user-friendliness and practical hardware design. In this study, a digital survey was conducted with 103 respondents, which demonstrated that the majority were positive about using IoMT for monitoring and treating health conditions remotely. Although awareness of security risks exists, respondents generally expressed a low number of concerns regarding unauthorized access to information and modification of IoMT devices in general. The study's conclusion highlights the notable acceptance of IoMT in remote healthcare in Sweden. The results indicate network-connected devices are integrated into people's daily lives, and user-friendliness and cybersecurity influence the adoption of IoMT. Older age groups demonstrated less concern about cybersecurity than younger age groups. When analysing specific applications, the results show some age-related differences in acceptance, which also varied depending on the application, particularly when comparing more life-critical devices such as IoMT pacemakers with IoMT fall detectors.