scholarly journals Increasing Usability of Homecare Applications for Older Adults: A Case Study

Designs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Panagopoulos ◽  
Andreas Menychtas ◽  
Panayiotis Tsanakas ◽  
Ilias Maglogiannis
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Usability Assessment ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
System Usability ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
Depth Interviews

As the world’s population is ageing, the field dealing with technology adoption by seniors has made headway in the scientific community. Recent technological advances have enabled the development of intelligent homecare systems that support seniors’ independent living and allow monitoring of their health status. However, despite the amount of research to understand the requirements of systems designed for the elderly, there are still unresolved usability issues that often prevent seniors from enjoying the benefits that modern ICT technologies may offer. This work presents a usability assessment of “HeartAround”, an integrated homecare solution incorporating communication functionalities, as well as health monitoring and emergency response features. An assessment with the system usability scale (SUS) method, along with in-depth interviews and qualitative analysis, has provided valuable insights for designing homecare systems for seniors, and validated some effective practical guidelines.

scholarly journals Conversational Agents for the Elderly, the Guardian Platform

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andressa Ferreira ◽  
Fran Oliveira ◽  
Adson Damasceno ◽  
Mariela Cortés
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Intelligent Agents ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Conversational Agents ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
System Usability ◽  
The Guardian

With increasing of life expectancy innovative solutions that ensurewell-being of the seniors become most needed. In this context, inorder to deny the main difficulties reported by the senior public withthe use of mobile devices, we propose a technology entirely basedon voice interactions and we name this project of Guardian. Theessence of the project is to provide, through a mobile application, aplatform with a set of intelligent agents focused on the well-beingof the older adults. In this work the mains objectives to analyze andevaluate the usability of the Guardian and the cultural impacts ofthe technology. For the data collection, video recordings were used,a questionnaire that identifies the socio-technological profile of theresearch participants and the system usability scale (SUS).

scholarly journals An AAC Mobile-Based Application for People with Intellectual Disability: A Case Study in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Mauro José Conte ◽  
Marcelo Gitirana Gomes Ferreira ◽  
Alejandro R. García Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Rehabilitation Process ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
System Usability

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) techniques are employed to mediate communication with people who have communication disorders, as in cases of intellectual disability. Although there are various digital solutions that promote alternative communication options for individuals with communication disorders, only a few of them have been specifically designed or targeted to people with intellectual disability (ID). This work is motivated by the lack of AAC solutions contributing to the rehabilitation processes of individuals with intellectual disability in Brazil. The study presents a mobile-based AAC solution conceived as a tool to assist the rehabilitation process of people with ID. The design was based on user-centered design principles and accessibility standards. The System Usability Scale (SUS) questionnaire was used to evaluate the solution. Four specialists and twenty-five students participated in this study. The proposed solution shows the potential educational value for professionals who assist individuals with intellectual disability in Brazil.

Evaluation Of Digital Library's Usability Using the System Usability Scale Method of (A Case Study)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suci Ratnawati ◽  
Luthfiyyah Widianingsih ◽  
Nenny Anggraini ◽  
Imam Marzuki Shofi ◽  
Nashrul Hakiem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scale Method ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
System Usability

scholarly journals PEMANFAATAN INSTANT MESSAGING UNTUK APLIKASI PEMBELAJARAN MEMBACA AL-QUR’AN DENGAN METODE TSAQIFA

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-32
Author(s):  
Faraz Muhammad Aulia ◽  
Made Sudarma ◽  
I Made Arsa Suyadnya
Keyword(s):  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Muslim Country ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
The Public ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
System Usability

Indonesia is predominantly Muslim country. However, around 54% of Muslims cannot read the Qur'an. Many teenagers and adults argue that this is due to lack of time, shame to learn, not having a teacher and so on. Based on these problems, many methods are formulated to help the community in learning. The Tsaqifa method is one method that is claimed to make people able to read the Qur'an in just 7.5 hours. However, along with technological advances, this method began to be considered conventional. Therefore, there needs to be a new alternative so that learning methods can keep up with technological advances. Utilization of instant messaging can be used as an alternatives to implement existing learning methods especially Tsaqifa method that is expected can help communities learn independently, quickly, easily and interactively. In this study, the application of the Tsaqifa method was carried out by developing an application of chatbot in learning the Al-Qur'an reading media that utilizes the LINE Messaging API.  Applications that have been built are tested with 2 methods that is Blackbox Testing and System Usability Scale (SUS). In testing using Blackbox Testing, the overall functionality of the application has been declared successfully run and based on the results of the System Usability Scale (SUS) test, obtained an average score of 73.3 out of 20 respondents which means the application can be accepted by the public (acceptable).

scholarly journals System Usability Scale (SUS) on local language: A Sri Lankan case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
G. G. A. K. Kulatunga ◽  
P. E. K. B. Ranatunga ◽  
J. J. Hariyaram ◽  
K. Kasturiaratchi
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Local Language ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
System Usability

The Effect of Cognitive Fatigue on Subjective Usability Scores

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 1461-1465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Robertson ◽  
Philip Kortum
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cognitive Fatigue ◽  
Usability Assessment ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
System Usability ◽  
Subjective Usability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
True Measure

Cognitive fatigue is a known factor in errors and major accidents. What is unknown is the impact that cognitive fatigue might have on the subjective assessment of usability. If users are regularly cognitively depleted when using a given system, and fatigue makes a difference in their usability assessment, then a true measure of usability would be derived only by testing users in that fatigued state. In this study, forty-three participants voted using twelve prototype paper voting ballots. Half of the ballots were classified as being of low usability and the other half as having high usability. These ballots were randomly assigned and participants completed six ballots before a fatigue manipulation and six after the manipulation. Each ballot was rated by the user with the System Usability Scale (SUS), and pre- and post-fatigue means were compared. No significant main effect was found for fatigue and no interaction was present, although the data suggest the effect may have been masked due to the high variance in the usability of the systems assessed.

scholarly journals Nepal Government’s Emergency Response to the 2015 Earthquake: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahul Shrestha ◽  
Pairote Pathranarakul
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Scarcity Of Resources ◽  
National Disaster ◽  
District Administration ◽  
Depth Interviews

This paper utilizes the National Disaster Response Framework 2013 guidelines to analyze the large-scale disaster response of the Nepal government’s institutional system in the wake of the 2015 earthquake. The methodology includes in-depth interviews with key informants, focus group discussions, field observations, and document analysis. The study found that despite limitations in institutional capacity and scarcity of resources, government institutions such as the Nepal Army, the Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force, the District Administration Offices, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and major public hospitals made a significant contribution to support the victims. Nevertheless, it also revealed the current weaknesses of those institutions in terms of response effectiveness and provides recommendations for enhancing their capacity.

scholarly journals m-SFT: A Novel Mobile Health System to Assess the Elderly Physical Condition

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Ureña ◽  
Francisco Chiclana ◽  
Alvaro Gonzalez-Alvarez ◽  
Enrique Herrera-Viedma ◽  
Jose A. Moral-Munoz
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Physical Condition ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Practitioner ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
System Usability

The development of innovative solutions that allow the aging population to remain healthier and independent longer is essential to alleviate the burden that this increasing segment of the population supposes for the long term sustainability of the public health systems. It has been claimed that promoting physical activity could prevent functional decline. However, given the vulnerability of this population, the activity prescription requires to be tailored to the individual’s physical condition. We propose mobile Senior Fitness Test (m-SFT), a novel m-health system, that allows the health practitioner to determine the elderly physical condition by implementing a smartphone-based version of the senior fitness test (SFT). The technical reliability of m-SFT has been tested by carrying out a comparative study in seven volunteers (53–61 years) between the original SFT and the proposed m-health system obtaining high agreement (intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) between 0.93 and 0.99). The system usability has been evaluated by 34 independent health experts (mean = 36.64 years; standard deviation = 6.26 years) by means of the System Usability Scale (SUS) obtaining an average SUS score of 84.4 out of 100. Both results point out that m-SFT is a reliable and easy to use m-health system for the evaluation of the elderly physical condition, also useful in intervention programs to follow-up the patient’s evolution.

No “Old Fool”: 88 Years Old and Still Running

2003 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 370-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily A. Roper ◽  
Douglas J. Molnar ◽  
Craig A. Wrisberg
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Adaptive Strategy ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Master Runner

In the sport, physical activity, and aging literature, much attention has been given to the importance of physical activity and sport involvement for the elderly. Most of the literature, however, has focused on the continuity of physical activity among older adults. The purpose of this study was to extend the understanding of older sport participants by conducting a case study of Max Springer, a male, White master runner (88 years old). We assumed that continuity in sport would represent a primary adaptive strategy for coping with the aging process. In addition to two in-depth interviews with Max, the authors interviewed various other “participants” regarding their perceptions of Max as an older runner. From deductive analysis of the interview material, the following themes emerged as figural to Max’s experience as an older runner: tradition of always being physically active, I’m not an athlete, being of senior age, meaning and philosophy of running, and significance of social support.

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