scholarly journals Participatory Design

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 78-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilit Hakobyan ◽  
Jo Lumsden ◽  
Dympna O'Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Effective Design

Ongoing advances in mobile technologies have the potential to improve independence and quality of life of older adults by supporting the delivery of personalised and ubiquitous healthcare solutions. The authors are actively engaged in participatory, user-focused research to create a mobile assistive healthcare-related intervention for persons with age-related macular degeneration (AMD): the authors report here on our participatory research in which participatory design (PD) has been positively adopted and adapted for the design of our mobile assistive technology. The authors discuss their work as a case study in order to outline the practicalities and highlight the benefits of participatory research for the design of technology for (and importantly with) older adults. The authors argue it is largely impossible to achieve informed and effective design and development of healthcare-related technologies without employing participatory approaches, and outline recommendations for engaging in participatory design with older adults (with impairments) based on practical experience.

scholarly journals Older Adults with AMD as Co-Designers of an Assistive Mobile Application

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilit Hakobyan ◽  
Jo Lumsden ◽  
Dympna O'Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Sight Loss ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Technology Initiatives ◽  
Effective Design

In the UK, 20% of people aged 75 years and over are living with sight loss and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of sight loss in the UK, impacting nearly 10% of those over 80; regrettably, these figures are expected to increase in coming decades as the population ages (RNIB, 2012). This paper reports on the authors' design activities conducted for the purpose of informing the development of an assistive self-monitoring, ability-reactive technology (SMART) for older adults with AMD. The authors reflect on their experience of adopting and adapting the PICTIVE (Plastic Interface for Collaborative Technology Initiatives through Video Exploration) participatory design approach (Muller, 1992) to support effective design with and for their special needs user group, reflect on participants' views of being part of the process, and discuss the design themes identified via their PD activities.

scholarly journals Driving and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

2008 ◽  
Vol 102 (10) ◽  
pp. 621-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Owsley ◽  
Gerald McGwin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Collision Rate ◽  
Age Related

This article reviews the research literature on driving and age-related macular degeneration, which is motivated by the link between driving and the quality of life of older adults and their increased collision rate. It addresses the risk of crashes, driving performance, driving difficulty, self-regulation, and interventions to enhance, safety, and considers directions for future research.

Co-refining Interactive Systems with Older Adults from Function, Form and Interaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai KANG ◽  
Jun HU ◽  
Bart HENGEVELD ◽  
Frens JOEP ◽  
Caroline HUMMELS
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
Interactive System ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Preliminary Design ◽  
Function Form ◽  
Phase Design

Designing interactive systems that are pragmatic, attractive and easy to use for older adults is challenging. Participatory design, as an approach to enhance the mutual understanding between designers and end users, has been proved to be useful to improve the quality of design for older people. However, PD research has long been criticized for extensively dealing with the early-phase design while putting less emphasis on the later stages. In this paper, we argue for the importance of collaborative refinement when designing interactive systems for older adults. Through a case study, we describe our experience of co-refining the preliminary design of an interactive system with older participants from three perspectives: function, form and interaction. We also explored to adopt some potential PD methods and conclude by discussing the effectiveness of the chosen approach and methods.

scholarly journals Gaming Technology to Support Leisure Activities Among Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 559-559
Author(s):  
Walter Boot
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Gaming Technology ◽  
Research And Education

Abstract There has been a great deal of research on technology to support older adults in their performance of Activities and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. There has been substantially less research, however, on exploring technology solutions that support hobbies and leisure. This is unfortunate, as quality of life and well-being are determined by more than just one’s ability to manage everyday tasks. An overview will be presented of research the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) has conducted over two decades with the goals of understanding and supporting older adults’ performance of technology-based leisure activities. Many of these studies have involved videogaming, where there exists a substantial age-related digital divide. CREATE has evaluated older adults’ attitudes and game experiences through survey and research studies and has even recorded longitudinal gameplay. How these findings can be applied to support technology-based leisure activities will be expanded upon. Part of a symposium sponsored by Technology and Aging Interest Group.

scholarly journals Diffusion of Technologies for the Care of Older Adults With Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration

2013 ◽  
Vol 155 (4) ◽  
pp. 688-696.e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua D. Stein ◽  
Brian W. Hanrahan ◽  
Grant M. Comer ◽  
Frank A. Sloan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Age Related
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