Older adults with AMD as co-designers of an assistive mobile application

Abstract

In the UK, 20% of people aged 75 years and over are living with sight loss and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of sight loss in the UK, impacting nearly 10% of those over 80; regrettably, these fgures are expected to increase in coming decades as the population ages (RNIB, 2012). This paper reports on the authors' design activities conducted for the purpose of informing the development of an assistive self-monitoring, ability-reactive technology (SMART) for older adults with AMD. The authors refect on their experience of adopting and adapting the PICTIVE (Plastic Interface for Collaborative Technology Initiatives through Video Exploration) participatory design approach (Muller, 1992) to support effective design with and for their special needs user group, refect on participants' views of being part of the process, and discuss the design themes identifed via their PD activities.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/ijmhci.2014010104
Divisions: ?? 50811700Jl ??
Additional Information: © IGI
Uncontrolled Keywords: age-related macular degeneration (AMD),mobile assistive technology,older adults,participatory design,user-centered design (UCD),Human-Computer Interaction
Publication ISSN: 1942-3918
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2024 08:06
Date Deposited: 26 Feb 2015 14:10
Full Text Link: http://www.igi- ... lication/107990
Related URLs: http://www.scop ... tnerID=8YFLogxK (Scopus URL)
PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2014-01
Authors: Hakobyan, Lilit (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-9518-4997)
Lumsden, Jo (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-8637-7647)
O'Sullivan, Dympna

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