A qualitative field study of 53 community-dwelling adults aged 68-95 found that technology use while aging in place was influenced by six major themes.

The study used home visits, background information, semistructured interviews, and thematic analysis to examine technology supporting daily living, health, safety, mobility, communication, activity, development, and leisure. Its design rejects a purely feature-based account of adoption: personal thoughts, social networks, living challenges, and available behavioural options all matter. Although the sample is specific and qualitative rather than representative, it offers a strong warning against declaring any personal tool universally superior.