A Study on the Needs of Older Adults for Interactive Smart Home Environments in Brazil

Tsuchiya, Letícia Diniz; Oliveira, Gabriela; Bettio, Raphael Winckler de; Greghi, Juliana Galvani; Freire, André Pimenta

doi:10.1145/3218585.3218592

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“…They mentioned that IoT can save time and money, prevent incidents, check the status and validity of things, organize activities and appointments, besides support seniors living alone. They also showed enthusiasm and positive interest in these technologies, which reaffirms the results of Stara et al [13] and Tsuchiya et al [14]. We observed that three participants were more optimistic than the others and said only positive aspects envisioning their next future with available IoT systems (see Figure 3).…”

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“…Participants pointed out a low acceptance of IoT technologies, and eight of eleven participants pointed out negative aspects. They mentioned that they would not want to be controlled because they are senior or retired, a perspective also discussed by [14]. Among their comments, we could observe the following sub-themes regarding unfavorable situations that lead them not to want technologies that reduce their autonomy.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Tsuchiya et al [14] carry out a study to understand the needs and problems encountered by older users in computer systems familiar to them and, from there, implement new control systems for their homes. A focus group was performed with people over 60 who had experience with computers and smartphones.…”

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Seniors’ expectations to adopt IoT technologies

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2023

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A new computational paradigm called the Internet of Things (IoT) has allowed various objects in our routine to communicate with each other. We can also observe that the global number of seniors with the effective potential to be its users grows, mainly dueto the increase in life expectancy. Then, the seniors can benefit from IoT technologies to achieve a better quality of life and healthy aging when these technologies consider accessibility and usability. This study aimed to better understand the main perceptionsof the seniors about the use of these IoT technologies, especially seeking to discover the expectations of these users to deal with them. Thus, 11 Brazilian seniors (over 60 years old) participated in interviews and, based on their responses, we carried out a thematic analysis. In this way, it was possible to analyze the narrations of the interviewees’ speeches and obtain their expectations to adopt IoT. As a consequence, we also developed and evaluated an IoT prototype to support seniors.

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confidence: 90%

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confidence: 87%