Recommendations for Age-Appropriate Mobile Application Design

Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-60597-5_22

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“…It is known that taking end users into account increases the usage and effectiveness of interventions (32). For example, Darvishy et al (33) developed a brochure for age-appropriate mobile applications that is grounded in the recommendations of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (34) and focuses on older adults’ needs for an accessible and useful application. The applications should, for example, be presented in a clear, intuitive, self-explanatory, transparent, and consistent way, and navigation within the application should be logical, with steps communicated clearly and kept to a minimum.…”

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Designing and Using Digital Mental Health Interventions for Older Adults: Being Aware of Digital Inequality

2019

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Designing and Using Digital Mental Health Interventions for Older Adults: Being Aware of Digital Inequality

2019

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“…Our research indicates that such design elements are not optimal for a COPD population. Previous research corroborates this by showing that older users require larger touch targets (minimum 15×15 mm) with sufficiently large gaps between touch targets (minimum 6 mm), ideally complemented through support functions such as speech input [ 27 ].…”

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“…On the basis of our findings, we recommend that this process be kept brief and simple, for example, by using a simple 4-digit pin. Registration pages should also be supported through a feedback system to identify errors immediately and reduce user frustration [ 27 ].…”

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“…Given the demographic qualities of the COPD population, the development of apps for this target population may be reticent to present information in the form of graphs; however, our research suggests that graphs can be interpreted correctly and perceived as useful if they are presented in a simple, clear format. Previous research confirms that graphics and multimedia should be used sparingly and purposefully when targeting older users, and text alternatives should be provided where possible [ 27 ].…”

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Recommendations for Developing Support Tools With People Suffering From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Co-Design and Pilot Testing of a Mobile Health Prototype

Davies¹,

Mueller²,

Hennings³

et al. 2020

JMIR Hum Factors

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Background Gaps exist between developers, commissioners, and end users in terms of the perceived desirability of different features and functionalities of mobile apps. Objective The objective of this study was to co-design a prototype mobile app for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We present lessons learned and recommendations from working on a large project with various stakeholders to develop a mobile app for patients with COPD. Methods We adopted a user-centered, participatory approach to app development. Following a series of focus groups and interviews to capture requirements, we developed a prototype app designed to enable daily symptom recording (experience sampling). The prototype was tested in a usability study applying the think aloud protocol with people with COPD. It was then released via the Android app store, and experience sampling data and event data were captured to gather further usability data. Results A total of 5 people with COPD participated in the pilot study. Identified themes include familiarity with technology, appropriate levels for feeding back information, and usability issues such as manual dexterity. Moreover, 37 participants used the app over a 4-month period (median age 47 years). The symptoms most correlated to perceived well-being were tiredness (r=0.61; P<.001) and breathlessness (r=0.59; P<.001). Conclusions Design implications for COPD apps include the need for clearly labeled features (rather than relying on colors or symbols that require experience using smartphones), providing weather information, and using the same terminology as health care professionals (rather than simply lay terms). Target users, researchers, and developers should be involved at every stage of app development, using an iterative approach to build a prototype app, which should then be tested in controlled settings as well as in the wild (ie, when deployed and used in real-world settings) over longer periods.

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“…Not only can the use of modern technology be compromised without possessing the necessary experience of expertise, the physical design can negatively impact interaction [23]. The findings above suggest that younger people also interact more regularly and frequently with modern products and can transfer knowledge more readily from one product to another.…”

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An Overview of Participatory Design Applied to Physical and Digital Product Interaction for Older People

Wilkinson

Cornish

2018

MTI

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An understanding of the need for user-centred and participatory design continues to gain universal momentum both in academia and industry. It is essential this momentum is maintained as the population changes and technology develops. The contribution of this work draws on research from different disciplines to provide the design community with new knowledge and an awareness of the diversity of user needs, particularly the needs and skills of older people. A collection of usability and accessibility guidelines are referenced in terms of their applicability toward designing interfaces and interaction for an ageing population, in conjunction with results from studies that highlight the extent to which familiarity and successful interaction with contemporary products decreases according to age and prior experience, and identifies the problems users experience during interaction with technology. The hope is that more widespread awareness of this knowledge will encourage greater understanding and assist in the development of better design methods and better on- and offline products and tools for those of any age, but particularly those within an increasingly ageing demographic.

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Recommendations for Age-Appropriate Mobile Application Design

Cited by 14 publications

References 1 publication

Designing and Using Digital Mental Health Interventions for Older Adults: Being Aware of Digital Inequality

Designing and Using Digital Mental Health Interventions for Older Adults: Being Aware of Digital Inequality

Recommendations for Developing Support Tools With People Suffering From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Co-Design and Pilot Testing of a Mobile Health Prototype

An Overview of Participatory Design Applied to Physical and Digital Product Interaction for Older People

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