Design of Social Network Services for and with Older Adults

Duarte, Carlos; Coelho, José

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-3693-5_18

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“…While there are many aspects of healthy ageing [35,63], a well known issue is the detrimental effect of social isolation on well-being [52]. In responding to the challenges associated with social isolation, HCI researchers have increasingly been concerned with the design of technologies such as mobile/tablet applications [25,59,2] and social networking services [2,56,16] that will allow older adults to remain socially connected, even if other age-related factors limit their ability to participate fully in their local communities.…”

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Exploring the Design of Social VR Experiences with Older Adults

Baker

Waycott

Carrasco

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference

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There is growing interest in technologies that allow older adults to socialise across geographic boundaries. An emerging technology in this space is social virtual reality (VR). In this paper we report on a series of participatory design workshops that involved extended in-depth collaboration with 22 older adults (aged 70-81), that aimed to understand their views on the types of social VR experiences that they saw as being of value to older adults. This process culminated in a reminiscence-based social VR concept. Our study identifies: participants' ideas about the types of social VR experiences they found appealing; the potential for social VR as a powerful reminiscence tool; how social VR might be used as a tool to challenge ageing stereotypes and promote healthy ageing. Reflecting on the design process, we discuss how the diverse participant groups and the complexities involved in mediating between designers, the technical team, and participants could inform future design work.

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Exploring the Design of Social VR Experiences with Older Adults

Baker

Waycott

Carrasco

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference

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“…Much of the current research has focused on the 'digital divide' (Friemel, 2016;Neves et al, 2018;Wilson et al, 2021) and the barriers faced by older adults when accessing social media with a large focus on how to 'design for older adults' use (Brewer and Lee, 2021;Cornejo et al, 2016;Duarte and Coelho, 2019;Norval et al, 2014;Pedell et al, 2010). This is a valid question but takes a narrow view with more research in Human Computer Interaction and Computers Supporting Cooperative Work communities focusing on older adults as digitally capable, active participants who contribute to online communities (Hunsaker et al, 2019;Poole et al, 2009;Selwyn et al, 2003).…”

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Social Media by Proxy: how older adults work within their ‘social networks’ to engage with social media

Webster¹,

Ryan²

2023

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Introduction. This paper reports an exploratory qualitative study investigating the ways in which older adults are supported by social media proxies defined as 'an individual who uses a social media account for or supports the use of a social media account by another person'. Method. Interviews, a diary study, and a focus group were conducted to explore the motivations for undertaking a proxy role; formal or informal agreements between proxies and account holders; and collaborative proxy practices that exist between the individuals providing or receiving proxy support. Analysis. A reflective thematic analysis of all three data sources was undertaken. The coding structure was developed from the interview, diary and focus group guides as a way of categorising the data into themes. Results. Social media proxy relationships exist, even if proxy roles are not clearly defined, and that older adults engage with their ‘social networks’ to identify proxy support and it is likely that without this support the older adult would be unable to fully access or engage with social media or other online accounts. Conclusion. This research highlights the need for more in-depth investigations related to social media proxies, especially as the use of social media and other online platform is increasing steadily across all age groups.

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“…It would be impossible to fully review the space of technologies for healthy older adults in the space of this article. Indeed, other excellent reviews on the subject already exist (e.g., [15,20]). However, what we find notable here is the emphasis on empowerment through engagement and content creation, a theme the continues to be important as we examine such technologies specifically for people with dementia and cognitive impairments.…”

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Johnson

Black

Hayes

2020

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact.

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Social computing provides a variety of challenges and opportunities for people who are experiencing cognitive decline. Following a recent diagnosis of dementia, older adults sometimes engage in online communities designated for people with dementia. In this work, we analyzed all original posts from a seven-year period on a forum for persons with dementia to understand 1) who posts in this forum and 2) what kinds of social support posters seek to gain from this engagement. Our analyses indicate that, in addition to people with dementia, a variety of dementia-related stakeholders create original posts in this forum. Our results suggest that seeking and offering social support are key activities for all forum users, not just those with dementia for whom the forum was designated. Given these findings, we offer design implications for online spaces for vulnerable communities, with a focus on design that allows for external stakeholder participation while still maintaining the privacy and safety of vulnerable members of the community. CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Collaborative and social computing design and evaluation methods;

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Design of Social Network Services for and with Older Adults

Cited by 6 publications

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Exploring the Design of Social VR Experiences with Older Adults

Exploring the Design of Social VR Experiences with Older Adults

Social Media by Proxy: how older adults work within their ‘social networks’ to engage with social media

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