Designing a mobile diet diary application with and for older adults with AMD: A case study

Lilit Hakobyan; Jo Lumsden; Dympna O'Sullivan; Hannah Bartlett

doi:10.14236/ewic/hci2013.9

Designing a mobile diet diary application with and for older adults with AMD: A case study

Lilit Hakobyan
, Jo Lumsden
, Dympna O'Sullivan
, Hannah Bartlett

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Abstract

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the UK's leading cause of severe visual impairment amongst the elderly. It accounts for 16,000 blind/partial sight registrations per year and is the leading cause of blindness among people aged 55 years and older in western countries (Bressler, 2004). Our research aims to design and develop a self-monitoring, ability-reactive technology (SMART) for users with AMD to support their dietary-based AMD risk mitigation and progression retardation over time. In this paper, we reflect on our experience of adapting and applying a participatory design (PD) approach to support the effective design of our application with and for older adults with AMD. We introduce the outcome of a series of PD sessions with older adults with AMD - that is, a paper prototype of our proposed application which focuses on accessibility for our target users - and discuss implications for the eventual prototype development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 27th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2013)
Place of Publication	Online
Publisher	ScienceOpen
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2013.9
Publication status	Published - 9 Sept 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	27th International British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Conference: The Internet of Things - Brunel University, London, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Sept 2013 → 13 Sept 2013

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Conference	27th International British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Conference: The Internet of Things
Abbreviated title	HCI 2013
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	9/09/13 → 13/09/13

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Hakobyan, L, Lumsden, J, O'Sullivan, D & Bartlett, H 2013, Designing a mobile diet diary application with and for older adults with AMD: A case study. in Proceedings of the 27th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2013). ScienceOpen, Online, 27th International British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Conference: The Internet of Things, London, United Kingdom, 9/09/13. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2013.9

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