Technostress in older healthcare workers: Latent profiles and implications for care robot acceptance

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The aging population in South Korea necessitates a 32% increase in long-term care workers over the next decade to address workforce shortages.
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Transfer-assistive robots can alleviate physical demands on healthcare workers, potentially extending their careers and improving care quality.
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User acceptance of care robots among healthcare professionals is influenced by factors such as self-efficacy, anxiety, and perceived usefulness.
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Technostress, a psychological strain from ICT interaction, significantly hinders technology adoption among healthcare workers.
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Technostress dimensions include techno-overload, techno-complexity, and techno-uncertainty, with the latter being the most pronounced among healthcare practitioners.

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