Abstract
Adoption and use of novel technology by the institutionalized 'oldest old' (80+) is understudied. This population is the fastest growing demographic group in developed countries, providing design opportunities and challenges for HCI. Since the recruitment of oldest old people is challenging, research tends to focus on older adults (65+) and their use of and attitudes towards existing communication technologies, or on their caregivers and social ties. Our study deployed a novel communication appliance among five frail oldest old people living in a long-term care facility, which included field observations and usability and accessibility tests. Our findings suggest factors that facilitate and hinder the adoption of communication technologies, such as social, attitudinal, digital literacy, physical, and usability. We also discuss issues that arise in studying technology adoption by the oldest old, including usability and accessibility testing, and suggest solutions that may be helpful to HCI researchers working with this population.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI 2015 - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Subtitle of host publication | Crossings |
Place of Publication | Soel South Korea |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Pages | 1593-1602 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450331456 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Apr 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2015 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Duration: 18 Apr 2015 → 23 Apr 2015 Conference number: 33rd https://chi2015.acm.org/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/2702123 (Proceedings) |
Publication series
Name | Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings |
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Volume | 2015-April |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2015 |
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Abbreviated title | CHI 2015 |
Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of (South) |
City | Seoul |
Period | 18/04/15 → 23/04/15 |
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Keywords
- Accessibility
- Adoption
- Communication technologies
- Evaluation
- Methodology
- Oldest old
- Usability