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 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 Shaw
, Dympna O'Sullivan

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

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	Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	124-134
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450344081
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2935334.2935356
Publication status	Published - 6 Sep 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016 - Florence, Italy Duration: 6 Sep 2016 → 9 Sep 2016

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016

Conference

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

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
Assistive technology
Diet diary
Health behaviour change
Mobile apps
Older adults
User-centred design (UCD)

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Hakobyan, L., Lumsden, J., Shaw, R., & 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 Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016 (pp. 124-134). (Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/2935334.2935356

Hakobyan, Lilit ; Lumsden, Jo ; Shaw, Rachel et al. / A longitudinal evaluation of the acceptability and impact of a diet diary app for older adults with age-related macular degeneration. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2016. pp. 124-134 (Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016).

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Hakobyan, L, Lumsden, J, Shaw, R & 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 Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 124-134, 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016, Florence, Italy, 6/09/16. https://doi.org/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. / Hakobyan, Lilit; Lumsden, Jo; Shaw, Rachel et al.
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2016. p. 124-134 (Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016).

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Hakobyan L, Lumsden J, Shaw R, 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 Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2016. p. 124-134. (Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2016). 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

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