How are you feeling? using tangibles to log the emotions of older adults

  • Daniel Gooch
  • , Vikram Mehta
  • , Blaine Price
  • , Ciaran McCormick
  • , Arosha Bandara
  • , Amel Bennaceur
  • , Mohamed Bennasar
  • , Avelie Stuart
  • , Linda Clare
  • , Mark Levine
  • , Jessica Cohen
  • , Bashar Nuseibeh

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Abstract

The global population is ageing, leading to shifts in healthcare needs. Home healthcare monitoring systems currently focus on physical health, but there is an increasing recognition that psychological wellbeing also needs support. This raises the question of how to design devices that older adults can interact with to log their feelings. We designed three tangible prototypes, based on existing paper-based scales of affect. We report findings from a lab study in which participants used the prototypes to log the emotion from standardised emotional vignettes. We found that the prototypes allowed participants to accurately record identified emotions in a reasonable time. Our participants expressed a perceived need to record emotions, either to share with family/carers or for self-reflection. We conclude that our work demonstrates.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTEI 2020 - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages31-43
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781450361071
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Feb 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event14th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2020 - Sydney, Australia
Duration: 9 Feb 202012 Feb 2020

Publication series

NameTEI 2020 - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2020
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period9/02/2012/02/20

Keywords

  • Affect
  • Emotion
  • Mood
  • Older adults
  • TUI
  • Wellbeing

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