Digital Inclusion of Nursing Home Residents: A Usability Evaluation of the Digital Kiosk siosLIFE™

Carla V. Leite, Carla V. Leite, Carla V. Leite, Daniel Carvalho, Daniel Carvalho, Daniel Carvalho, Ivone Almeida, Ivone Almeida, Ivone Almeida, Sofia Nunes, Sofia Nunes, Sofia Nunes, Ana Margarida Almeida, Ana Margarida Almeida

2021

Abstract

The fast demographic ageing and technological progress are leading to a greater demand to develop digital solutions that can foster communication, information, and socialization of the elderly population. In the past decade, kiosks have been used to prevent digital exclusion and to promote the quality of life of this age group. This paper analyses siosLIFE™, a digital kiosk that is gradually getting attention from the public. The methodology adopted consisted in a usability test with guided tasks, using a cognitive walkthrough and think aloud protocol, with participants being residents from a nursing home. The results show that siosLIFE™ complies with some usability recommendations, but there are several improvements regarding the interface, contents, integration of support systems, and assistive technologies that can be made.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Leite C., Carvalho D., Almeida I., Nunes S. and Almeida A. (2021). Digital Inclusion of Nursing Home Residents: A Usability Evaluation of the Digital Kiosk siosLIFE™. In Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2021) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF; ISBN 978-989-758-490-9, SciTePress, pages 693-700. DOI: 10.5220/0010349906930700

in Bibtex Style

@conference{healthinf21,
author={Carla V. Leite and Daniel Carvalho and Ivone Almeida and Sofia Nunes and Ana Margarida Almeida},
title={Digital Inclusion of Nursing Home Residents: A Usability Evaluation of the Digital Kiosk siosLIFE™},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2021) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF},
year={2021},
pages={693-700},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010349906930700},
isbn={978-989-758-490-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2021) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF
TI - Digital Inclusion of Nursing Home Residents: A Usability Evaluation of the Digital Kiosk siosLIFE™
SN - 978-989-758-490-9
AU - Leite C.
AU - Carvalho D.
AU - Almeida I.
AU - Nunes S.
AU - Almeida A.
PY - 2021
SP - 693
EP - 700
DO - 10.5220/0010349906930700
PB - SciTePress