scholarly journals Personal Narratives in Technology Design: The Value of Sharing Older Adults’ Stories in the Design of Social Robots

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia K. Ostrowski ◽  
Christina N. Harrington ◽  
Cynthia Breazeal ◽  
Hae Won Park
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Prior Experience ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Design Knowledge ◽  
Robot Design ◽  
Technology Design ◽  
Design Considerations ◽  
Design Fiction ◽  
Meaningful Data

The storytelling lens in human-computer interaction has primarily focused on personas, design fiction, and other stories crafted by designers, yet informal personal narratives from everyday people have not been considered meaningful data, such as storytelling from older adults. Storytelling may provide a clear path to conceptualize how technologies such as social robots can support the lives of older or disabled individuals. To explore this, we engaged 28 older adults in a year-long co-design process, examining informal stories told by older adults as a means of generating and expressing technology ideas and needs. This paper presents an analysis of participants’ stories around their prior experience with technology, stories shaped by social context, and speculative scenarios for the future of social robots. From this analysis, we present suggestions for social robot design, considerations of older adults’ values around technology design, and promotion of participant stories as sources for design knowledge and shifting perspectives of older adults and technology.

scholarly journals Creating a virtual nursing honor society: Key technology design considerations

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily E. Hopkins ◽  
Debra M. Wolf ◽  
Julie D. Slade ◽  
Kathleen C. Spadaro ◽  
Diane F. Hunker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Design ◽  
Key Technology ◽  
Design Considerations ◽  
Honor Society

scholarly journals PERCEIVED STRESS IN OLDER ADULTS THROUGH THE USE OF SOCIAL ROBOTS DURING COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-22
Author(s):  
Veronica Corral Barrio ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Salud Mental

En 2019 se inició una pandemia debido al Coronavirus o Covid-19. Las consecuencias de las limitaciones sociales impuestas en los ancianos con la ausencia total o parcial del contacto físico han provocado una disminución de la salud mental debido al aumentodel estrés percibido llegando a desembocar en un aumento de la sintomatología depresiva o ansiosa. Esta investigación consta de 22 personas entre 70 y 90 años con deterioro cognitivo leve o moderado distribuidos al azar en G.E. y G. C. Se llevan a cabo 15sesiones de relajación con la herramienta de un robot social en G.E. y solamente relajación en el G.C. La evaluación se realiza con una medición a través del Cuestionario de Estrés Percibido antes y después del proceso, además de una medición de la frecuencia cardiaca antes y después de la última sesión. Los resultados muestran una disminución significativa en el estrés percibido en el G.E. mientras que no es significativa en el G.C. En ambos grupos disminuye significativamente la frecuencia cardiaca. Por lo tanto, el robot social como herramienta terapéutica puede tener un papel relevante en el tratamiento de la salud mental de las personas mayores.

Cognitive orientation assessment for older adults using social robots

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Erivaldo Fernandes ◽  
Ha Manh Do ◽  
Kiran Muniraju ◽  
Weihua Sheng ◽  
Alex J. Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Cognitive Orientation

scholarly journals Age-Related Differences in Fixation Pattern on a Companion Robot

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (13) ◽  
pp. 3807
Author(s):  
Young Hoon Oh ◽  
Da Young Ju
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
The Body ◽  
Robot Design ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Gaze Behavior ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
The Gaze ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Companion Robots

Recent studies have addressed the various benefits of companion robots and expanded the research scope to their design. However, the viewpoints of older adults have not been deeply investigated. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the distinctive viewpoints of older adults by comparing them with those of younger adults. Thirty-one older and thirty-one younger adults participated in an eye-tracking experiment to investigate their impressions of a bear-like robot mockup. They also completed interviews and surveys to help us understand their viewpoints on the robot design. The gaze behaviors and the impressions of the two groups were significantly different. Older adults focused significantly more on the robot’s face and paid little attention to the rest of the body. In contrast, the younger adults gazed at more body parts and viewed the robot in more detail than the older adults. Furthermore, the older adults rated physical attractiveness and social likeability of the robot significantly higher than the younger adults. The specific gaze behavior of the younger adults was linked to considerable negative feedback on the robot design. Based on these empirical findings, we recommend that impressions of older adults be considered when designing companion robots.

scholarly journals Design Considerations for Mobile Health Applications Targeting Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Clara Li ◽  
Judith Neugroschl ◽  
Carolyn W. Zhu ◽  
Amy Aloysi ◽  
Corbett A. Schimming ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Design Considerations ◽  
Aging Populations ◽  
Mobile Health Applications ◽  
Health Applications

Mobile technologies are becoming ubiquitous in the world, changing the way we communicate and provide patient care and services. Some of the most compelling benefits of mobile technologies are in the areas of disease prevention, health management, and care delivery. For all the advances that are occurring in mobile health, its full potential for older adults is only starting to emerge. Yet, existing mobile health applications have design flaws that may limit usability by older adults. The aim of this paper is to review barriers and identify knowledge gaps where more research is needed to improve the accessibility of mobile health use in aging populations. The same observations might apply to those who are not elderly, including individuals suffering from severe mental or medical illnesses.

“Think of It Like a Game”: Older Adults’ and Health Professionals’ Perspectives on Interactive Exercise Technology Design

2020 ◽  
pp. e20190115
Author(s):  
Ainsley Smith ◽  
Jessica Belgrave Sookhoo ◽  
Caitlin McArthur ◽  
Stephen Surlin ◽  
Adekunle Akinyemi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Technology Design ◽  
Interactive Exercise
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