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Title:
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DESIGNING WITH AND FOR THE ELDERLY: AN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL SOCIAL ACTIVITY SPACE ADDRESSING ELDERLY LONELINESS AND ENCOURAGING ACTIVE AGEING |
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Author(s):
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Yin-Leng Theng, Aung Paye |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-36-6 |
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Editors:
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Gunilla Bradley, Diane Whitehouse and Gurmit Singh |
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Year:
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2011 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Elderly, participatory design, active ageing, social activity space |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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27 |
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Last Page:
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34 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Worldwide the population is ageing and elderly today are socially isolated. This research is about using technologies to address elderly loneliness and encouraging active ageing. Using participatory design, we worked with and for the elderly to design an interactive social activity space for the elderly. We began by conducting a focus group to gather inputs from nine elderly users and caregivers. Through design partnerships with the elderly and caregivers, an Interactive Digital Social Activity Space (IDSAS) prototype was conceptualised. Initial feedback of the IDSAS prototype with another group of seventeen elderly users and caregivers was positive and promising. We conclude the paper by discussing the use of digital technologies and their implications in addressing elderly loneliness and encouraging active ageing. |
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