Travelling with my soulmate: participatory design of a mHealth travel companion for older adults with cognitive impairments

Lex van Velsen; Marit Dekker van Weering; Floor Luub; Astrid Kemperman; Margit Ruis; Judith Urlings; Andrea Grabher; Marlene Mayr; Martijn Kiers; Tom Bellemans; An Neven

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Travelling with my soulmate: participatory design of a mHealth travel companion for older adults with cognitive impairments

Lex van Velsen, Marit Dekker van Weering, Floor Luub, Astrid Kemperman, Margit Ruis, Judith Urlings, Andrea Grabher, Marlene Mayr, Martijn Kiers, Tom Bellemans, An Neven

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Abstract: Mobility is an important factor in the coming about of quality of life of older adults. In this article, we discuss the participatory design process of a mobile mobility aid for older adults (SOULMATE), which resulted in a service model and functional specifications. We conducted 12 design sessions in Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands, in which we involved older adults and other stakeholders. The main values that older adults seek to satisfy, with respect to mobility, are comfort, speed, and affordability. They also experience a myriad of problematic situations while travelling, such as complicated ticketing systems for public transport. Participants’ thoughts on the role of technology and their reactions towards existing applications resulted in a service model for SOULMATE that consists of four modules: Travel planning, assistance, discovery and training. Their functioning is detailed in a list of (non)functional requirements. As a next step, prototypes of the SOULMATE technolog y will be developed and tested iteratively.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICT4AWE 2019 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health
Editors	Leszek Maciaszek, Martina Ziefle
Publisher	SciTePress Digital Library
Pages	38-47
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	978-989-758-368-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5220/0007680200380047
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health, (ICT4AWE2019) - Heraclion, Greece Duration: 2 May 2019 → 4 May 2019 http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=79279&copyownerid=45217

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Conference	5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health, (ICT4AWE2019)
Abbreviated title	ICT4AWE2019
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Heraclion
Period	2/05/19 → 4/05/19
Internet address	http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=79279&copyownerid=45217

Keywords

Cognitive Impairments
MHealth
Mobility
Older Adults
Participatory Design
Travel Aid
mHealth

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van Velsen, L., Dekker van Weering, M., Luub, F., Kemperman, A., Ruis, M., Urlings, J., Grabher, A., Mayr, M., Kiers, M., Bellemans, T., & Neven, A. (2019). Travelling with my soulmate: participatory design of a mHealth travel companion for older adults with cognitive impairments. In L. Maciaszek, & M. Ziefle (Eds.), ICT4AWE 2019 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health (pp. 38-47). SciTePress Digital Library. https://doi.org/10.5220/0007680200380047

van Velsen, Lex ; Dekker van Weering, Marit ; Luub, Floor et al. / Travelling with my soulmate : participatory design of a mHealth travel companion for older adults with cognitive impairments. ICT4AWE 2019 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health. editor / Leszek Maciaszek ; Martina Ziefle. SciTePress Digital Library, 2019. pp. 38-47

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van Velsen, L, Dekker van Weering, M, Luub, F , Kemperman, A, Ruis, M, Urlings, J, Grabher, A, Mayr, M, Kiers, M, Bellemans, T & Neven, A 2019, Travelling with my soulmate: participatory design of a mHealth travel companion for older adults with cognitive impairments. in L Maciaszek & M Ziefle (eds), ICT4AWE 2019 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health. SciTePress Digital Library, pp. 38-47, 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health, (ICT4AWE2019), Heraclion, Greece, 2/05/19. https://doi.org/10.5220/0007680200380047

Travelling with my soulmate: participatory design of a mHealth travel companion for older adults with cognitive impairments. / van Velsen, Lex; Dekker van Weering, Marit; Luub, Floor et al.
ICT4AWE 2019 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health. ed. / Leszek Maciaszek; Martina Ziefle. SciTePress Digital Library, 2019. p. 38-47.

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