A longitudinal evaluation of the acceptability and impact of a diet diary app for older adults with age-related macular degeneration

Lilit Hakobyan; Jo Lumsden; Rachel L Shaw; Dympna O'Sullivan

doi:10.1145/2935334.2935356

A longitudinal evaluation of the acceptability and impact of a diet diary app for older adults with age-related macular degeneration

Lilit Hakobyan, Jo Lumsden, Rachel L Shaw, Dympna O'Sullivan

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Ongoing advances in technology are increasing the scope for enhancing and supporting older adults’ daily living. The digital divide between older and younger adults raises concerns, however, about the suitability of technological solutions for older adults, especially for those with impairments. Taking older adults with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) as a case study, we used user-centred and participatory design approaches to develop an assistive mobile app for self-monitoring their intake of food [12,13]. In this paper we report on findings of a longitudinal field evaluation of our app that was conducted to investigate how it was received and adopted by older adults with AMD and its impact on their lives. Demonstrating the benefit of applying inclusive design methods for technology for older adults, our findings reveal how the use of the app raises participants’ awareness and facilitates self-monitoring of diet, encourages positive (diet) behaviour change, and encourages learning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MobileHCI'2016 : proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
Place of Publication	New York, NY (US)
Publisher	ACM
Pages	124-134
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-4408-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2935334.2935356
Publication status	Published - 9 Sept 2016
Event	18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016 - Florence, Italy Duration: 6 Sept 2016 → 9 Sept 2016

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Conference	18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	6/09/16 → 9/09/16

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Keywords

age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
older adults
assistive technology
mobile apps
diet diary
health behaviour change
user-centered design (UCD)

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Mobile diet diary application with and for older adults with AMD
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Hakobyan, L., Lumsden, J., Shaw, R. L., & O'Sullivan, D. (2016). A longitudinal evaluation of the acceptability and impact of a diet diary app for older adults with age-related macular degeneration. In MobileHCI'2016 : proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (pp. 124-134). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/2935334.2935356

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A longitudinal evaluation of the acceptability and impact of a diet diary app for older adults with age-related macular degeneration. / Hakobyan, Lilit; Lumsden, Jo; Shaw, Rachel L et al.
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Hakobyan L, Lumsden J, Shaw RL, O'Sullivan D. A longitudinal evaluation of the acceptability and impact of a diet diary app for older adults with age-related macular degeneration. In MobileHCI'2016 : proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services . New York, NY (US): ACM. 2016. p. 124-134 doi: 10.1145/2935334.2935356

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