Touch Screens for the Elderly

2011 ◽  
pp. 116-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Luczak ◽  
Christopher M. Schlick ◽  
Nicole Jochems ◽  
Sebastian Vetter ◽  
Bernhard Kausch
Keyword(s):  
Aging Process ◽  
Mental Workload ◽  
Eye Gaze ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Touch Screen ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Older Users ◽  
Information Input

The fast aging of many western and eastern societies and their increasing reliance on information technology create a compelling need to reconsider older users’ interactions with computers. Changes in perceptual and motor skill capabilities that often accompany the aging process bring important implications for the design of information input devices. This paper summarizes the results of a laboratory study with different information input device. Three different input devices –– mouse, touch screen and eye-gaze –– were analyzed concerning efficiency, effectiveness and mental workload with respect to the age group of the computer user. The results derived from data of 90 subjects between 20 and 75 years show that regardless of participant’s age group the best performance in terms of short execution time results from touch screen information input. This effect is even more pronounced for the elderly.

Touch Screens for the Elderly

2013 ◽  
pp. 377-396
Author(s):  
Holger Luczak ◽  
Christopher M. Schlick ◽  
Nicole Jochems ◽  
Sebastian Vetter ◽  
Bernhard Kausch
Keyword(s):  
Aging Process ◽  
Mental Workload ◽  
Eye Gaze ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Touch Screen ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Older Users ◽  
Information Input

The fast aging of many western and eastern societies and their increasing reliance on information technology create a compelling need to reconsider older users’ interactions with computers. Changes in perceptual and motor skill capabilities that often accompany the aging process bring important implications for the design of information input devices. This paper summarizes the results of a laboratory study with different information input device. Three different input devices; mouse, touch screen and eye-gaze; were analyzed concerning efficiency, effectiveness and mental workload with respect to the age group of the computer user. The results derived from data of 90 subjects between 20 and 75 years show that regardless of participant’s age group the best performance in terms of short execution time results from touch screen information input. This effect is even more pronounced for the elderly.

scholarly journals Motor performance of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy during the execution of computer tasks with different peripherals

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Grandini Spiller ◽  
Mauro Audi ◽  
Lígia Maria Presumido Braccialli
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Response Time ◽  
Eye Tracking ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Touch Screen ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Mean Time

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the effectiveness of using different input devices for computer access by children and adolescents with cerebral palsy and to verify the relationship of performance with age and level of motor classification. Methods: the study included 14 children and adolescents with cerebral palsy, aged 6 to 14 years, with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) levels from I to V. The participants’ performance was observed during the use of touch screen, conventional mouse and eye tracking mouse in performing specific tasks with softwares Discrete Aiming Task 2.0, Tracking Task 2.0 and Single Switch Performance Test (SSPT) 1.0. The following variables were analyzed: response time, frequency of errors, mean time to activate input devices, relationship between satisfaction with input devices and motor skill level. Results: results indicated significant differences in response time, frequency of errors, and triggering mean time depending on the input device used, and correlation between the motor ability level and satisfaction, using the device, and between the level of manual ability and satisfaction with the mouse. Conclusion: the eye tracking mouse and the touch screen were the most effective devices during the execution of tasks on the computer by study participants.

scholarly journals POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS: A CONSTRUÇÃO DE IMAGENS E SENTIDOS PARA O ENVELHECIMENTO HUMANO.

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariele Rodrigues Correa ◽  
Sônia Aparecida Moreira França ◽  
Francisco Hashimoto
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Third Age ◽  
De Se ◽  
Important Landmark ◽  
Management Advance ◽  
Elderly Citizen

RESUMO:O presente estudo visa analisar as políticas públicas brasileiras dirigidas à população idosa e examinar suas ressonâncias na produção de sentidos e imagens sobre o processo de envelhecimento. Para tanto, procuramos traçar cartografias que pudessem mapear figuras produtoras de sentido acerca do envelhecimento, percorrendo algumas políticas formuladas para a essa faixa etária, desde a década de 1920 até a criação do Estatuto do Idoso, no ano de 2003. Verificamos que o aparecimento de políticas públicas para a velhice ocorreu como resposta ao desafio de se gerir e controlar os rumos do processo de envelhecimento diante do crescimento da população idosa. O Estatuto do Idoso é um marco importante do avanço da gestão do Estado sobre a velhice e da substituição de um modelo assistencialista-filantrópico para um modelo preventivo e calcado na promoção de uma longevidade saudável e produtiva. Com isso, ao lado da figura do idoso adoecido e inativo começam a surgir figurações de um envelhecimento saudável e potente, atravessadas por imagens de vitalidade e rejuvenescimento.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Velhice. Políticas Públicas. Terceira Idade. ABSTRACT The present study aims to analyze the Brazilian public  policies made for the elderly citizen population and to examine their resonance in the production of senses and images on the process of aging. For this, we draw cartographies that could find producing figures of sense about the aging, passing through some politics formulated for to this age group, since the decade of 1920 until the creation of the “Estatuto do Idoso”,  in 2003. We checked that the appearance of public policies for the old age happened as an answer to the challenge of managing and controlling the aging process courses  in front of the increase of the elderly citizen population. The “Estatuto do Idoso”  is an important landmark of the management advance of the State upon the oldness and of the substitution of an philanthropic-assistance model for a preventive model which is based on the promotion of a healthy and productive longevity. With that, next to the figure of the sick and inactive elderly , it begins to appear figurations of a healthy and powerful aging, crossed by images of vitality and rejuvenation. KEYWORDS: Old age. Public Policies. Third Age.

scholarly journals Preventive practices in the elderly and vulnerability to HIV

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 70-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valéria Peixoto Bezerra ◽  
Maria Angélica Pinheiro Serra ◽  
Ijaly Patrícia Pinheiro Cabral ◽  
Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes Moreira ◽  
Sandra Aparecida de Almeida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Preventive Behavior ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Emotional Relationships ◽  
Empirical Material

Objective: To know the vulnerability of the elderly to the HIV infection in the context of preventive practices. Method: Exploratory qualitative study, lead from December 2012 to May 2013, with 37 nursing Coexistence Groups in João Pessoa - Paraiba. The Focus Group was elected as the research technique, and the empirical material obtained was subjected to a Content Analysis Technique, thematic modality. Results: The elderly recognize the importance of preventive practices, but they face difficulties in its use when their emotional relationships with their partners do not favor preventive behavior, resulting in vulnerability. The elderly showed the population groups most vulnerable to HIV and do not recognize themselves as such. Conclusion: The complexity of the various contexts experienced by the elderlies of this study indicate the need for more research that allows advances in the understanding of subjectivity imposed in relations that underlie the aging process and the experience of sexuality in this age group.

Touch Screen versus Keyboard: A Comparison of Task Performance of Young Children

1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice K. Battenberg ◽  
John B. Merbler
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Touch Screen ◽  
Kindergarten Children ◽  
Matching Task ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Response Device ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Treatment Conditions ◽  
Computer Input ◽  
Natural Response

This study compared the effect of type of computer input device on the task performance of 40 developmental^ delayed and 40 non-delayed kindergarten children. Two input devices were evaluated, including a traditional computer keyboard and a touch-sensitive computer screen. Subjects completed an alphabet matching task and a spelling task under the counterbalanced treatment conditions. Results indicated that the touch-sensitive screen generally improved the performance of both groups. It was concluded that the more natural response associated with the touch screen enhanced subject performance through reducing preoccupation with the response device.

scholarly journals Telemanipulation of an Articulated Robotic Arm using a Commercial Virtual Reality Controller

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-130
Author(s):  
Max B. Schäfer ◽  
Kent W. Stewart ◽  
Nico Lösch ◽  
Peter P. Pott
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Robotic Arm ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Robot Assisted ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Current Input ◽  
Current Systems ◽  
Robot Assisted Surgery

AbstractAccess to systems for robot-assisted surgery is limited due to high costs. To enable widespread use, numerous issues have to be addressed to improve and/or simplify their components. Current systems commonly use universal linkage-based input devices, and only a few applicationoriented and specialized designs are used. A versatile virtual reality controller is proposed as an alternative input device for the control of a seven degree of freedom articulated robotic arm. The real-time capabilities of the setup, replicating a system for robot-assisted teleoperated surgery, are investigated to assess suitability. Image-based assessment showed a considerable system latency of 81.7 ± 27.7 ms. However, due to its versatility, the virtual reality controller is a promising alternative to current input devices for research around medical telemanipulation systems.

scholarly journals Nutrition Study People over 80 Years

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-89
Author(s):  
Javier Benítez ◽  
Nieves Perejón ◽  
Marcelino Arriaza ◽  
Pilar Bellanco
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Blood Chemistry ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Nutrition Study ◽  
Geriatric Evaluation ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Elderly Living

Loneliness has always been associated and reported as a risk factor of malnutrition in the elderly. People over 80 who live alone have deserved this study to detect their situation and potential for action to improve their quality of life. Objectives: To determinate the nutritional status of people over 80 living alone in the area of “La Laguna”, Cádiz. Material and method: In PIAMLA`80 program analyse those parameters and their possible correlations in a group of 342 elderly living alone over 80 years old. Different parameters were measured: Integral Geriatric Evaluation, Barthel, Lawton-Brody, Lobo, Gijon, specific analytical blood chemistry and MNA. Results: In a population of 984 people, were selected 342 initially, but finally the group decreases to 247 people. The mean Barthel was 80.42 points, 5.76 Lawton and Gijon from 11.3 Lobo 26.48. The MNA for the whole population was 24.25/30 detecting only a risk age group in women of 85-95. Correlation between nutrition and the biochemical test values showed positive for haemoglobin (0.19), total protein (0.26), Fe (0.32) and albumin (0.46). Conclusions: In our research we have not detected malnutrition in any age group or gender. The use of nutrition test MNA and its MINI version must be generalized as an accurate, clear, quick and easy tool to use.

scholarly journals Hip fractures among the elderly in Kyoto, Japan: a 10-year study

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maki Asada ◽  
Motoyuki Horii ◽  
Kazuya Ikoma ◽  
Tsuyoshi Goto ◽  
Naoki Okubo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Femoral Neck ◽  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Hip Fractures ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Femoral Neck Fractures ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Trochanteric Fractures

Abstract Summary In Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, the number of hip fractures increased during 2013–2017 compared to 2008–2012. However, the estimated overall incidence rate increased only in femoral neck fractures in men aged ≥75 and women aged ≥85. Purpose The incidence rate of hip fractures in Japan has plateaued or decreased. We investigated the annual hip fracture occurrences in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, from 2008 to 2017. Methods Patients aged 65 years and above who sustained hip fractures between 2008 and 2017 and were treated at one of the participating 11 hospitals were included. The total number of beds in these institutions was 3701, accounting for 21.5% of the 17,242 acute-care beds in Kyoto Prefecture. The change in incidence rate was estimated utilizing the population according to the national census conducted in 2010 and 2015. Results The total number of hip fractures was 10,060, with 47.5% femoral neck fractures and 52.5% trochanteric fractures. A decrease in number was seen only in trochanteric fractures in the group of 75- to 84-year-old women. The population-adjusted numbers of femoral neck fractures showed a significant increase in all age groups in men, whereas in women, there was an increase in femoral neck fractures in the ≥85 group and trochanteric fractures in the age group 65–74, and a decrease in trochanteric fractures in the age group 75–84. The estimated change in incidence rate showed an increase in femoral neck fractures in men aged ≥75 and women aged ≥85. Conclusion In Kyoto Prefecture, the number of hip fractures increased in the second half of the study period (2013–2017) compared to the first half (2008–2012). However, the incidence rate had not increased, except in femoral neck fractures in men aged ≥75 and women aged ≥85.

Abstract P614: Effect Sizes of Vascular Risk Factors for Stroke Occurrence by Age Among West Africans

Stroke ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayowa Owolabi ◽  
FRED S SARFO ◽  
Onoja Akpa ◽  
Joshua Akinyemi ◽  
Albert Akpalu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Meat Consumption ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Vascular Risk Factors ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Modifiable Risk Factors ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Vascular Risk ◽  
Elderly Age

Background: Age is a non-modifiable risk factor for stroke occurrence due its influence on vascular risk factor acquisition. In sub-Saharan Africa, the effect sizes of vascular risk factors for stroke occurrence by age is unknown. Objective: To quantify the magnitude and direction of the effect sizes of key modifiable risk factors of stroke according to three age groups: <50years(young), 50-65 years(middle age) and >65 years(elderly) in West Africa. Methods: The Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network (SIREN) is a multicenter, case-control study involving 15 sites in Ghana and Nigeria. Cases include adults aged ≥18 years with evidence of an acute stroke. Controls were age-and-gender matched stroke-free adults. Detailed evaluations for vascular, lifestyle, stroke severity and outcomes were performed. We used conditional logistic regression to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aOR) of vascular risk factors of stroke. Results: Among 3,553 stroke cases, 813(22.9%) were young, 1441(40.6%) were middle-aged and 1299(36.6%) were elderly. Five modifiable risk factors were consistently associated with stroke occurrence regardless of age namely hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, regular meat consumption and non-consumption of green vegetables. Among the 5 co-shared risk factors, the effect size, aOR(95%CI) of dyslipidemia, 4.13(2.64-6.46), was highest among the young age group, hypertension, 28.93(15.10-55.44) and non-consumption of vegetables 2.34(1.70-3.23) was highest among the middle-age group while diabetes, aOR of 3.50(2.48-4.95) and meat consumption, 2.40(1.76-3.26) were highest among the elderly age group. Additionally, among the young age group cigarette smoking and cardiac disease were associated with stroke. Furthermore, physical inactivity and salt intake were associated with stroke in the middle-age group while cardiac disease was associated with stroke in the elderly age group. Conclusions: Age has a profound influence on the profile, magnitude and direction of effect sizes of vascular risk factors for stroke occurrence among West Africans. Population-level prevention of stroke must target both co-shared dominant risk factors as well as factors that are unique to specific age bands in Africa.

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