ACCEPTANCE OF THE ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS: COMPARING THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY READINESS, PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS AND SOCIAL INFLUENCE BETWEEN INVITED AND SELF-SELECTED RESPONDENTS

Product characteristics have a stronger relationship with AP acceptance than technology readiness, while social influence does not seem to be associated with AP acceptance. As the (strength of) factors differ between self-selected and invited persons, researchers and product developers should be cautious when relying on self-selected persons with T1DM in the design, development, and testing of AP systems.