Improving User Engagement and Social Participation of Elderly People Through a TV and Tablet-Based Communication and Entertainment Platform

Doppler, Jakob; Gradl, Christian; Sommer, Sabine; Rottermanner, Gernot

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-94274-2_51

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“…The second most common purpose was social participation (14/39, 36%). Here, the studies focused on engaging older adults with web-based activities such as gaming [ 40 - 42 ] or participating in web-based exercise [ 43 , 64 ] or art making [ 44 ]. Few studies focused on discussing shared interests or hobbies either in a virtual class environment [ 45 ] or by forming a small social network group [ 29 , 30 ].…”

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“…Of the 39 studies, 2 (5%) primarily proposed games to entertain older adults and reconnect with other persons who participate in the games. Doppler et al [ 42 ] created an application for card games with a videoconferencing function to facilitate older adults’ interaction while playing. Similarly, Correia et al [ 41 ] developed a robot and a touch interface to play card games with older adults as a team player and also as an opponent.…”

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Customized Information and Communication Technology for Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Scoping Review

Thangavel¹,

Memedi²,

Hedström³

2022

JMIR Ment Health

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Background Advancements in science and various technologies have resulted in people having access to better health care, a good quality of life, and better economic situations, enabling humans to live longer than ever before. Research shows that the problems of loneliness and social isolation are common among older adults, affecting psychological and physical health. Information and communication technology (ICT) plays an important role in alleviating social isolation and loneliness. Objective The aim of this review is to explore ICT solutions for reducing social isolation or loneliness among older adults, the purpose of ICT solutions, and the evaluation focus of these solutions. This study particularly focuses on customized ICT solutions that either are designed from scratch or are modifications of existing off-the-shelf products that cater to the needs of older adults. Methods A scoping literature review was conducted. A search across 7 databases, including ScienceDirect, Association for Computing Machinery, PubMed, IEEE Xplore, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science, was performed, targeting ICT solutions for reducing and managing social isolation and loneliness among older adults. Articles published in English from 2010 to 2020 were extracted and analyzed. Results From the review of 39 articles, we identified 5 different purposes of customized ICT solutions focusing on reducing social isolation and loneliness. These were social communication, social participation, a sense of belonging, companionship, and feelings of being seen. The mapping of purposes of ICT solutions with problems found among older adults indicates that increasing social communication and social participation can help reduce social isolation problems, whereas fulfilling emotional relationships and feeling valued can reduce feelings of loneliness. In terms of customized ICT solution types, we found the following seven different categories: social network, messaging services, video chat, virtual spaces or classrooms with messaging capabilities, robotics, games, and content creation and management. Most of the included studies (30/39, 77%) evaluated the usability and acceptance aspects, and few studies (11/39, 28%) focused on loneliness or social isolation outcomes. Conclusions This review highlights the importance of discussing and managing social isolation and loneliness as different but related concepts and emphasizes the need for future research to use suitable outcome measures for evaluating ICT solutions based on the problem. Even though a wide range of customized ICT solutions have been developed, future studies need to explore the recent emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Things and augmented or virtual reality, to tackle social isolation and loneliness among older adults. Furthermore, future studies should consider evaluating social isolation or loneliness while developing customized ICT solutions to provide more robust data on the effectiveness of the solutions.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Customized Information and Communication Technology for Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Scoping Review

Thangavel¹,

Memedi²,

Hedström³

2022

JMIR Ment Health

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“…We adopt a user-centered design approach (Karat, 1996), which emphasizes involving potential users throughout an iterative system design and development process. Several studies have shown great success by using a user-centered design approach in designing digital games for older adults and delivering outcomes that fulfilled their expectations and needs (Doppler et al, 2018;Doroudian et al, 2020;Sauvé & Kaufman, 2019). By involving older adults throughout the whole process, we intended to gather the user requirements of older adults in playing digital games and design digital games that suit their preferences and needs, with a focus on enhancing their social interaction in a distance setting.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Before the pandemic, research activities using usercentered design could be conducted face-to-face (Al Mahmud et al, 2012;Doppler et al, 2018;Doroudian et al, 2020;Sauvé & Kaufman, 2019). In this study, all interviews and evaluations had to be conducted via phone calls or online meeting platforms such as Skype, Zoom and Google Meet.…”

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“…), play a game on a digital platform together. Doppler et al (2018) developed BRELOMATE, a television-and tabletbased gaming technology that aimed to promote user engagement and social interaction among older adults. Although almost half of the participants had previously used neither a tablet nor an interactive television, BRELOMATE was perceived as easy and fun to use.…”

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Designing Digital Games with & for Home-dwelling Older Adults' Social Interaction under Sheltering Measures

Bong

Bronshtein

2021

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and E-Health

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Social relationships and participation have been considered essential elements in contributing to a higher quality of life for older adults. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many home-dwelling older adults have been reported as having less social interaction. Older adults are one of the groups most vulnerable to COVID-19, and they have been heavily impacted by the sheltering measures. Previous studies have shown the potential of digital games in enhancing the social interaction of older adults. However, the research within this field is still at an early stage. Furthermore, games that were designed before the pandemic might no longer be suitable for them due to sheltering measures. Therefore, taking into consideration sheltering measures, in this study we attempt to enhance the social interaction of home-dwelling older adults by designing gaming technologies with and for them. A user-centered design approach was adopted where 10 older adults were involved remotely throughout the study, from gathering user requirements to evaluating prototypes in iterations. The outcomes included an application with three favorite games and a proposed list of design guidelines. The older adults were positive in using the application. Further study is required to evaluate the impacts on social interaction among older adults.

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Co-designing with Senior Citizens: A Systematic Literature Review

Machado

Costa

Mealha

2021

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Improving User Engagement and Social Participation of Elderly People Through a TV and Tablet-Based Communication and Entertainment Platform

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Customized Information and Communication Technology for Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Scoping Review

Customized Information and Communication Technology for Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Scoping Review

Designing Digital Games with & for Home-dwelling Older Adults' Social Interaction under Sheltering Measures

Co-designing with Senior Citizens: A Systematic Literature Review

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