2012
DOI: 10.3233/wor-2012-0177-328
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Application and analysis of the affinities diagram on the examination of usability problems among older adults

Abstract: Older adults have been facing usability problems every day, and with the increasing of life expectation those issues will be more and more frequent. The study of this group capacities and limitations could help designers to project systems more usable to everyone.

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“…Most hardware and software technology is not designed for older adults. 72 As a result, older adults often have difficulty with recognizing icons, 73 get lost in device menus, 74 have poor response to tap functions on touch screens, 75 and are concerned about battery depletion. 68 Older adults could benefit from having customized software and haptic aids with larger icons, simpler device menus, and touchscreen functions as a method to overcome technological barriers for use.…”
Section: Technological Barriersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most hardware and software technology is not designed for older adults. 72 As a result, older adults often have difficulty with recognizing icons, 73 get lost in device menus, 74 have poor response to tap functions on touch screens, 75 and are concerned about battery depletion. 68 Older adults could benefit from having customized software and haptic aids with larger icons, simpler device menus, and touchscreen functions as a method to overcome technological barriers for use.…”
Section: Technological Barriersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To analyze the qualitative data, we used affinity diagramming (ie, affinity mapping) to identify commonalities between responses [ 15 , 16 ]. Affinity diagramming is a common qualitative research method used to organize findings (eg, comments and observations) into groups that share semantic meaning or concepts [ 16 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%