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Gooch, Daniel; Mehta, Vikram; Price, Bob; McCormick, Ciaran; Bandara, Arosha K.; Bennaceur, Amel; Bennasar, Mohamed; Stuart, Avelie; Clare, Linda; Levine, Mark; Cohen, Jessica R.; Nuseibeh, Bashar

doi:10.1145/3374920.3374922

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“…We subsequently expanded Pollmann's [41] concept of expressing emotions instead of using Emotion Cards to reflect older adults' feelings. Therefore, our workshop is consistent with prior work highlighting the potential need for tools to record older adults' emotions [51], [56]. Due to the pandemics' long-lasting consequences, social support will remain essential for older adults struggling with emotional issues suggesting that using social robots could significantly enhance older adults' mental well-being.…”

Section: Design Preferencessupporting

confidence: 84%

Older Adults’ Emotional Challenges and Co-design Preferences for a Social Robot after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alhouli,

Almania,

Ahmad

et al. 2023

2023 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)

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Mental health challenges became more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among older adults. Consequently, we witnessed an uptake of new technologies, including social robots to address these challenges. However, we observed limited inclusion of older adults in the design process to design these technologies to cater user needs during the pandemic. To address this gap, we conducted a co-design workshop with 17 older adults and explored their emotional challenges after the COVID-19 pandemic. They evaluated the current social robot designs available in the literature and elicited the design preferences for a social robot to address their current emotional challenges. Our results based on thematic analysis show that the impact of the pandemic on older adults' emotional challenges is persisting, and the companionship of a social robot is preferred to enhance their mental well-being. We also show that older adults preferred an animal-like robot design embodied with soft skin possessing a medium size. These findings highlighted older adults' design choices of a social robot and affirmed their potential to support older adults' mental well-being.

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Section: Design Preferencessupporting

confidence: 84%

Older Adults’ Emotional Challenges and Co-design Preferences for a Social Robot after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alhouli,

Almania,

Ahmad

et al. 2023

2023 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)

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In the hands of users with intellectual disabilities: co-designing tangible user interfaces for mental wellbeing

Woodward,

Kanjo,

Brown

et al. 2023

Pers Ubiquit Comput

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Involving and engaging people with intellectual disabilities on issues relating to their mental wellbeing is essential if relevant tools and solutions are to be developed. This research explores how inclusive and participatory co-design techniques and principles can be used to engage people with intellectual disabilities in designing innovations in mental wellbeing tangible technologies. In particular, individuals with intellectual disabilities participated in a co-design process via a series of workshops and focus groups to design tangible interfaces for mental wellbeing as their wellbeing challenges are often diagnostically overshadowed. The workshops helped participants explore new technologies, including sensors and feedback mechanisms that can help monitor and potentially improve mental wellbeing. The adopted co-design approach resulted in a range of effective and suitable interfaces being developed for varying ages.

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“I Want to Send a Message to My Friend”: Exploring the Shift of Agency to Older Adults in HRI

Simão,

Gonçalves,

Pires

et al. 2024

Int J of Soc Robotics

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Communication among some older adults is affected by cognitive and mobility impairments. This increases isolation, particularly for those residing in care homes, and leads to accelerated cognitive decline. Previous research has leveraged assistive robots to promote recreational routines and communication among older adults, with the robot leading the interaction. However, older adults could have more agency in the interaction, as robots could extend elders’ intentions and needs. Therefore, we explored an approach whereby the robot’s agency is shifted to the older adults who lead the interaction by commanding a robot’s actions using interactive physical blocks (tangible blocks). We conducted sessions with 22 care home dwellers where they could exchange messages and objects using the robot. Based on older adults’ observed behaviors during the sessions and perspectives gathered from interviews with geriatric professionals, we reflect on the opportunities and challenges for increased user agency and the asymmetries that emerged from differing abilities and personality traits. Our qualitative results highlight the potential of robotic approaches to extend the agency and communication of older adults, anchored on human values, such as the exchange of affection, collaboration, and competition.

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Cited by 14 publications

References 47 publications

Older Adults’ Emotional Challenges and Co-design Preferences for a Social Robot after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Older Adults’ Emotional Challenges and Co-design Preferences for a Social Robot after the COVID-19 Pandemic

In the hands of users with intellectual disabilities: co-designing tangible user interfaces for mental wellbeing

“I Want to Send a Message to My Friend”: Exploring the Shift of Agency to Older Adults in HRI

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