Virtual Companion Based Mobile User Interface: An Intelligent and Simplified Mobile User Interface for the Elderly Users

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangwoo Noh ◽  
Juyeon Han ◽  
Jinwoo Jo ◽  
Ahyoung Choi
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mobile User ◽  
Elderly Users

Cognitive Study of Products’ User Interfaces for Use by Elderly People

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Hao CHEN ◽  
Chun WANG
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Product Function ◽  
Cognitive Study ◽  
Elderly Users

This study investigated elderly users’ understanding of images and their perception of products. Various product function images served as testing samples, and participants were required to rank the various images. The results of this study revealed that the elderly participants easily recognized concrete images or images that were familiar. The elderly participants had various views concerning simplified images. Associative images that could not be associated with objects from daily life were not efficiently recognized. In the present study, we only explored the effect of shape and elements   used on elderly people’s understanding of images. The results of this study can serve as a reference for designers when constructing a product’s user interface to be used by elderly people.

Extracting Mapping Relations for Mobile User Interface Transformation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruihua Ji ◽  
Junyu Pei ◽  
Wenhua Yang ◽  
Juan Zhai ◽  
Minxue Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Mobile User

scholarly journals Promotion of active ageing through interactive artificial agents in a smart environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Menezes ◽  
Rui P. Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Training System ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
List Type ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Agent System ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Elderly Users

Abstract Societies in the most developed countries have witnessed a significant ageing of the population in recent decades, which increases the demand for healthcare services and caregivers. The development of technologies to help the elderly, so that they can remain active and independent for a longer time, helps to mitigate the sustainability problem posed in care services. This article follows this new trend, proposing a multi-agent system composed of a smart camera network, centralised planning agent, a virtual coach, and robotic exercise buddy, designed to promote regular physical activity habits among the elderly. The proposed system not only persuades the users to perform exercise routines, but also guides and accompanies them during exercises in order to provide effective training and engagement to the user. The different agents are combined in the system to exploit their complementary features in the quest for an effective and engaging training system. Three variants of the system, involving either a partial set of those agents or the full proposed system, were evaluated and compared through a pilot study conducted with 12 elderly users. The results demonstrate that all variants are able to guide the user in an exercise routine, but the most complete system that includes a robotic exercise buddy was the best scored by the participants. Article Highlights Proposal of a multi-agent system to help elderly adopting regular physical activity habits. A virtual coach and a robotic exercise buddy provide both guidance and companionship during the exercise. A pilot study conducted with 12 elderly users demonstrated an effective and engaging training system.

The engagement–addiction dilemma: an empirical evaluation of mobile user interface and mobile game affordance

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qianwen Yang ◽  
Xiang Gong
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Mobile User ◽  
Design Features ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mobile Game

PurposeThe engagement–addiction dilemma has been commonly observed in the information technology (IT) industry. However, this issue has received limited research attention in the information system (IS) discipline. Drawing on the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) framework, this study explores the engagement–addiction dilemma in the use of mobile games and highlights the impacts of game design features, namely, mobile user interface and mobile game affordance.Design/methodology/approachThe research model was empirically validated using a longitudinal survey data from 410 mobile game users in China.FindingsThe empirical results offer several key findings. First, mobile user interface and mobile game affordance positively affect telepresence and social presence, which lead to meaningful engagement and mobile game addiction. Second, a high-quality of mobile user interface positively moderates the effects of mobile game affordance on telepresence and social presence.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the literature by theorizing and empirically testing the impacts of game design features on the engagement-addiction dilemma.

scholarly journals Analysis of potential drug interactions and adverse reactions to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs among the elderly

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 533-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Aparecido Maschio de Lima ◽  
Adriana Antônia da Cruz Furini ◽  
Tábata Salum Calille Atique ◽  
Patricia Di Done ◽  
Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Interactions ◽  
Prescription Drugs ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Drug Distribution ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Potential Drug ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Elderly Users

Abstract Objective: The aim of the present study was to analyze potential drug interactions and adverse reactions to NSAIDs in elderly users of a private drug distribution service. Method: A prospective, exploratory and descriptive study with a quantitative approach was performed. The elderly users of NSAIDs attended by the service were interviewed and their prescriptions analyzed between May and September, 2014. Analysis of drug interactions was performed through computerized databases. The post-sales analysis of adverse reactions was performed using the Adverse Drug Reaction Probability Scale. Statistical analysis was performed with the Chi-squared and Fisher's Exact tests. Results: The study evaluated 200 elderly persons, among whom women predominated (56.5%). The average age was 65 years ±10. The NSAIDs accounted for 38.7% of prescription drugs used, and included dipyrone (26.9%), nimesulide (22.8%) and ketoprofen (16.3%). A total of 8.5% of such drugs were considered inappropriate medications for the elderly. A total of 104 potential drug interactions were identified, of which 24% were considered highly clinically significant. The NSAIDs with the greatest risk of interactions were ketoprofen 46.2%, ketorolac 14.4%, nimesulide 12.5% and diclofenac 9.6%. In post-sales monitoring 30.5% of the elderly persons reported undesirable symptoms after the use of NSAIDs, with stomach discomfort the most prevalent (17%). Conclusion: The present study confirmed the importance of monitoring the use of NSAIDs among the elderly due to the increased risk of drug interactions and adverse reactions associated with age, concomitant diseases, multi- prescriptions and polypharmacy. The choice of appropriate drugs for the elderly, the reconciliation of all the medications taken by the patient, and effective pharmaceutical care are measures that can contribute to the rational and safe use of NSAIDs.

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