Ensuring a Fruitful Future to Innovation and Research: Practical Guidance for the Involvement of Older People in Research

Parent, André-Anne; Georgantzi, Nena; Gheno, Ilenia

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“…Verbal explanations and video demonstrations may offer good stimuli for discussion, as used in the current study, but real tests of usefulness, usability, and environmental fit can be best performed when consumers try working prototypes and experience the functions and implications of using CA themselves. Furthermore, because the development process involves multiple iterations of hardware and software implementations, it will be crucial to involve user groups at multiple stages, rather than when the development team considers a product to be "finished" [21,49]. Testing at these end points may be detrimental to resources and morale if the focus of development diverges too greatly from what consumers groups may need or want and discovered only at the time of evaluation.…”

Section: Recommendations For Future Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Power mobility with collision avoidance for older adults: User, caregiver, and prescriber perspectives

Wang¹,

Korotchenko²,

Clarke³

et al. 2013

J Rehabil Res Dev

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Abstract-Collision avoidance technology has the capacity to facilitate safer mobility among older power mobility users with physical, sensory, and cognitive impairments, thus enabling independence for more users. Little is known about consumers' perceptions of collision avoidance. This article draws on interviews (29 users, 5 caregivers, and 10 prescribers) to examine views on design and utilization of this technology. Data analysis identified three themes: "useful situations or contexts," "technology design issues and real-life application," and "appropriateness of collision avoidance technology for a variety of users." Findings support ongoing development of collision avoidance for older adult users. The majority of participants supported the technology and felt that it might benefit current users and users with visual impairments, but might be unsuitable for people with significant cognitive impairments. Some participants voiced concerns regarding the risk for injury with power mobility use and some identified situations where collision avoidance might be beneficial (driving backward, avoiding dynamic obstacles, negotiating outdoor barriers, and learning power mobility use). Design issues include the need for context awareness, reliability, and user interface specifications. User desire to maintain driving autonomy supports development of collaboratively controlled systems. This research lays the groundwork for future development by illustrating consumer requirements for this technology.

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Section: Recommendations For Future Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Testing at these end points may be detrimental to resources and morale if the focus of development diverges too greatly from what consumers groups may need or want and discovered only at the time of evaluation. Major design changes may also be less likely to occur if identified at later stages [49].…”

Section: Recommendations For Future Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Power mobility with collision avoidance for older adults: User, caregiver, and prescriber perspectives

Wang¹,

Korotchenko²,

Clarke³

et al. 2013

J Rehabil Res Dev

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“…Verbal explanations and video demonstrations may offer good stimuli for discussion as used in the current study, but real tests of usefulness, usability, and environmental fit can be best performed when consumers try working prototypes and experience the functions and implications of using CA themselves. Furthermore, because the development process involves multiple iterations of hardware and software implementations, it will be crucial to involve user groups at multiple stages, rather than when the development team considers a product to be "finished" [21,47]. Testing at these endpoints may be detrimental to resources and morale if the focus of development diverges too greatly from what consumers groups may need or want and discovered only at the time of evaluation.…”

Section: Recommendations For Future Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Testing at these endpoints may be detrimental to resources and morale if the focus of development diverges too greatly from what consumers groups may need or want and discovered only at the time of evaluation. Major design changes may also be less likely to occur if identified at later stages [47].…”

Section: Recommendations For Future Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Power mobility with collision avoidance for older adults: user, caregiver, and prescriber perspectives

2014

Primary Health Care

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Collision avoidance technology has the capacity to facilitate safer mobility among older power mobility users with physical, sensory and cognitive impairments, thus enabling independence for more potential users. However, little is known about consumers' perceptions of collision avoidance. This article draws on interviews with 29 users, five caregivers, and 10 prescribers to examine views on the design and utilization of this technology. Data analysis identified three themes: "useful situations or contexts", "technology design issues and real life application", and "appropriateness of collision avoidance technology for a variety of users". Findings support the ongoing development of collision avoidance for older adult users. The majority of participants were supportive of the technology, and felt that it might benefit current power mobility users and users with visual impairments, but might be unsuitable for people with significant cognitive impairments. Some participants voiced concerns regarding the risk for injury with power mobility use and some identified situations where collision avoidance might be beneficial (driving backwards, avoiding dynamic obstacles, negotiating outdoor barriers, and learning power mobility use). Design issues include the need for context awareness, reliability, and user interface specifications. Furthermore, user desire to maintain driving autonomy indicates the need to develop collaboratively-controlled systems. This research lays the groundwork for future development by identifying and illustrating consumer needs for this technology.

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Ensuring a Fruitful Future to Innovation and Research: Practical Guidance for the Involvement of Older People in Research

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Power mobility with collision avoidance for older adults: User, caregiver, and prescriber perspectives

Power mobility with collision avoidance for older adults: User, caregiver, and prescriber perspectives

Power mobility with collision avoidance for older adults: user, caregiver, and prescriber perspectives

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