Designing Tangibles to Support Emotion Logging for Older Adults:Development and Usability Study

Gooch, Daniel and Mehta, Vikram and Stuart, Avelie and Katz, Dmitri and Bennasar, Mohamed and Levine, Mark and Bandara, Arosha and Nuseibeh, Bashar and Bennaceur, Amel and Price, Blaine (2022) Designing Tangibles to Support Emotion Logging for Older Adults:Development and Usability Study. JMIR Human Factors, 9 (2). ISSN 2292-9495

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Abstract

Background The global population is aging, leading to shifts in health care needs. In addition to developing technology to support physical health, there is an increasing recognition of the need to consider how technology can support emotional health. This raises the question of how to design devices that older adults can interact with to log their emotions. Objective We designed and developed 2 novel tangible devices, inspired by existing paper-based scales of emotions. The findings from a field trial of these devices with older adults are reported. Methods Using interviews, field deployment, and fixed logging tasks, we assessed the developed devices. Results Our results demonstrate that the tangible devices provided data comparable with standardized psychological scales of emotion. The participants developed their own patterns of use around the devices, and their experience of using the devices uncovered a variety of design considerations. We discuss the difficulty of customizing devices for specific user needs while logging data comparable to psychological scales of emotion. We also highlight the value of reflecting on sparse emotional data. Conclusions Our work demonstrates the potential for tangible emotional logging devices. It also supports further research on whether such devices can support the emotional health of older adults by encouraging reflection of their emotional state.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
JMIR Human Factors
Subjects:
?? HEALTH INFORMATICSHUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS ??
ID Code:
170138
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Deposited On:
10 May 2022 10:55
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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18 Sep 2023 02:04