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ABSTRACT

In this paper we present an application that helps to motivate the elderly in maintaining an independent healthy life style. With this application elderly people don't need to memorize the details --- they will be informed round the clock about their diet and exercise schedules-freeing their memory for something else. The application was designed and implemented in a participatory manner. The early results from the evaluation show that the application has potential in enabling the elderly to maintain a healthy life style.

REFERENCES

• 1: Fisk, A. D., Rogers, W. A., (Eds.). Handbook of human factors and the older adult. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, Inc.
• 2: Finch S; et al. 1998. National Diet and Nutrition Survey: People aged 65 Years and Over: Volume 1: Report of the Diet and Nutrition Survey. London.
• 3: Tad Hirsch , Jodi Forlizzi , Elaine Hyder , Jennifer Goetz , Chris Kurtz , Jacey Stroback, The ELDer project: social, emotional, and environmental factors in the design of eldercare technologies, Proceedings on the 2000 conference on Universal Usability, p.72-79, November 16-17, 2000, Arlington, Virginia, United States [doi>10.1145/355460.355476]
• 4: M. Mikkonen , S. Väyrynen , V. Ikonen , M. O. Heikkilä, User and Concept Studies as Tools in Developing Mobile Communication Services for the Elderly, Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, v.6 n.2, p.113-124, April 2002 [doi>10.1007/s007790200010]

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: Evaluation/methodology

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: Prototyping; User-centered design

General Terms:
Design, Economics, Experimentation, Human Factors

Keywords:
elderly, prototyping, user-centered design