A Multi-method Approach for Requirements Elicitation for the Design and Development of Smartphone Applications for Older Adults

Bilal Ahmad, Ita Richardson, Sarah Beecham

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Abstract

The proportion of older adults (OAs) is increasing throughout the globe. One of the most important needs of this age group is to maintain active social engagement, which can be achieved through smartphone applications offering active social engagement facilities. But OAs are often reluctant to use these apps, which leads to lower uptake over time. The underlying problem is pitfalls in guidance to develop smartphone applications for older adults. This leads to a lack of usage of the guidance by practitioners and hence the reflection of these guidelines on apps for older adults is limited. We have researched this problem space by undertaking a mixed-methods empirical study with 235 OAs. We elicited requirements that can be used in the design and development of smartphone applications for older adults. The contribution of this study is an evaluated classification of the derived recommendations, called ReDEAP (Recommendations for DEveloping smartphone applications for an aging Population). ReDEAP serves as a starting point for researchers and practitioners designing smartphone applications for older adults.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 1st International Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Well-Being, Aging, and Health, REWBAH 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages25-34
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781728183541
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2020
Event1st International Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Well-Being, Aging, and Health, REWBAH 2020 - Zurich, Switzerland
Duration: 31 Aug 2020 → …

Publication series

NameProceedings - 1st International Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Well-Being, Aging, and Health, REWBAH 2020

Conference

Conference1st International Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Well-Being, Aging, and Health, REWBAH 2020
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityZurich
Period31/08/20 → …

Keywords

  • Older adults
  • accessible
  • mixed methods
  • recommendations
  • smartphone applications
  • social engagement
  • usable

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