Developing A Digital Psychoeducational Tool to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults: A Design Case Study
Developing A Digital Psychoeducational Tool to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults: A Design Case Study
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DOI：
10.1080/10447318.2021.1949854
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发表时间：
2021-07-22
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4.7
通讯作者：
Lim, Michelle H.
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作者：
Al Mahmud, Abdullah;Long, Katrina M.;Lim, Michelle H.
本文介绍了一个数字工具，可以防止或减轻老年人的孤独感的共同设计过程。与年龄在65-80岁之间的老年人（n = 34）进行了六次研讨会，以调查技术在维持和建立有意义的关系中的作用。参与者在整个讲习班的贡献被用来通知设计和开发一个基于网络的老年人孤独干预（ElderConnect）。ElderConnect是一个基于网络的应用程序，通过提供知识和策略来启动新的社会联系并保持现有的联系，支持老年人识别，预防和缓解孤独感。在与老年人共同设计应用程序时确定了几个挑战，本文提供了克服这些挑战的建议。该研究强调了如何将老年人对技术的关注纳入迭代共同设计过程，从而获得认可的最终产品。
This paper presents the co-design process of a digital tool that may prevent or alleviate feelings of loneliness in older adults. Six workshops were conducted with older adults (n = 34) aged between 65-80 years old to investigate the role of technology in maintaining and establishing meaningful relationships. Participants' contributions throughout the workshops were used to inform the design and development of a web-based loneliness intervention for older adults (ElderConnect). ElderConnect is a web-based application that supports older adults to identify, prevent, and alleviate feelings of loneliness by providing knowledge and strategies to initiate new social connections and maintain existing connections. Several challenges were identified while co-designing the application with older adults, and suggestions are provided in this paper to overcome such challenges. The study highlights how to include older adults' concerns regarding technologies within an iterative co-design process, leading to an endorsed final product.