TY - JOUR PY - 2022// TI - Key factors influencing elderly persons' willingness to rent assistive devices via a product service system JO - Systems (Basel) A1 - Chang, Hsing-Tzu A1 - Tu, Jui-Che A1 - Liu, Yen-Pei A1 - Kao, Tsai-Feng SP - e113 EP - e113 VL - 10 IS - 4 N2 - This study examined elderly persons' attitudes toward renting assistive devices through a product service system and the key factors influencing this decision. First, potentially influencing factors were extrapolated from the existing literature, expert interviews, and questionnaires. Next, a logistic regression model was used to examine the factors impacting elderly persons' willingness to rent assistive devices. The results showed that the practicability dimension of "key features of rented assistive device" significantly influences elderly persons' willingness to rent assistive devices. The findings offer key policy implications and insights for industries formulating assistive device rental strategies for the elderly population.

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LA - en SN - 2079-8954 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/systems10040113 ID - ref1 ER -