Switch2Move: Designing a Tangible Interface with People Living with Dementia for Initiating and Engaging in Music-Supported Exercises at Home

Maarten Houben; Melvin van Berlo; Frank Antonissen; Eveline L. Wouters; Rens G.A. Brankaert

doi:10.1145/3563657.3596017

Switch2Move: Designing a Tangible Interface with People Living with Dementia for Initiating and Engaging in Music-Supported Exercises at Home

Maarten Houben, Melvin van Berlo, Frank Antonissen, Eveline L. Wouters, Rens G.A. Brankaert

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Dance exercises offer recreational and social activities that engage people with dementia in physical exercise to increase fitness and cognitive functioning. However, there is limited research on how technology supports people with dementia to initiate and engage in music-supported dance exercises at home. We present Switch2Move: a TV-based home system with a tangible interface to trigger music-supported exercises at home for people with dementia. Four people with dementia and their informal caregivers explored a mockup to reveal design improvements for stimulating initiative and engagement. Next, we evaluated a high-fidelity prototype in the homes of three other couples during a one-week pilot study. The Switch2Move home system stimulated initiative by providing ongoing access in the home setting and supported engagement through daily enjoyment, calmness, and relief. We present opportunities for technology to increase self-efficacy, offer rich experiences, and fit the physical and social home environment of people with dementia.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DIS '23
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Editors	Daragh Byrne, Nikolas Martelaro, Andy Boucher, David Chatting, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Sarah Fox, Johanna Nicenboim, Cayley MacArthur
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-9893-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3596017
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2023
Event	2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2023 - Pittsburgh, United States Duration: 10 Jul 2023 → 14 Jul 2023

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Conference	2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2023
Abbreviated title	DIS 2023
Country/Territory	United States
City	Pittsburgh
Period	10/07/23 → 14/07/23

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Brankaert, R. G. A. (Researcher), IJsselsteijn, W. A. (Researcher), Houben, M. (Researcher), Ruitenburg, Y. (Researcher), Lee, M. (Researcher), Toso, F. (Researcher), Tummers - Heemels, A. I. M. (Researcher) & Vis, R. (Administrative support)
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Houben, M., van Berlo, M., Antonissen, F., Wouters, E. L., & Brankaert, R. G. A. (2023). Switch2Move: Designing a Tangible Interface with People Living with Dementia for Initiating and Engaging in Music-Supported Exercises at Home. In D. Byrne, N. Martelaro, A. Boucher, D. Chatting, S. Fdili Alaoui, S. Fox, J. Nicenboim, & C. MacArthur (Eds.), DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3596017

Houben, Maarten ; van Berlo, Melvin ; Antonissen, Frank et al. / Switch2Move : Designing a Tangible Interface with People Living with Dementia for Initiating and Engaging in Music-Supported Exercises at Home. DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. editor / Daragh Byrne ; Nikolas Martelaro ; Andy Boucher ; David Chatting ; Sarah Fdili Alaoui ; Sarah Fox ; Johanna Nicenboim ; Cayley MacArthur. New York : Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2023.

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Houben, M, van Berlo, M, Antonissen, F, Wouters, EL & Brankaert, RGA 2023, Switch2Move: Designing a Tangible Interface with People Living with Dementia for Initiating and Engaging in Music-Supported Exercises at Home. in D Byrne, N Martelaro, A Boucher, D Chatting, S Fdili Alaoui, S Fox, J Nicenboim & C MacArthur (eds), DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, New York, 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2023, Pittsburgh, United States, 10/07/23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3596017

Switch2Move: Designing a Tangible Interface with People Living with Dementia for Initiating and Engaging in Music-Supported Exercises at Home. / Houben, Maarten; van Berlo, Melvin; Antonissen, Frank et al.
DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. ed. / Daragh Byrne; Nikolas Martelaro; Andy Boucher; David Chatting; Sarah Fdili Alaoui; Sarah Fox; Johanna Nicenboim; Cayley MacArthur. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2023.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Houben M, van Berlo M, Antonissen F, Wouters EL, Brankaert RGA. Switch2Move: Designing a Tangible Interface with People Living with Dementia for Initiating and Engaging in Music-Supported Exercises at Home. In Byrne D, Martelaro N, Boucher A, Chatting D, Fdili Alaoui S, Fox S, Nicenboim J, MacArthur C, editors, DIS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 2023 doi: 10.1145/3563657.3596017

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