Mindful Age and Technology: Promoting Quality of Life in Older Adults with a Tablet/Smartphone App

Francesco Vailati Riboni; Benedetta Comazzi; Gianluca Castelnuovo; Enrico Molinari; Francesco Pagnini

Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health. 7th International Conference, MindCare 2018, Boston, MA, USA, January 9–10, 2018, Proceedings

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Mindful Age and Technology: Promoting Quality of Life in Older Adults with a Tablet/Smartphone App

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    author={Francesco Vailati Riboni and Benedetta Comazzi and Gianluca Castelnuovo and Enrico Molinari and Francesco Pagnini},
    title={Mindful Age and Technology: Promoting Quality of Life in Older Adults with a Tablet/Smartphone App},
    proceedings={Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health. 7th International Conference, MindCare 2018,  Boston, MA, USA, January 9--10, 2018, Proceedings},
    proceedings_a={MINDCARE},
    year={2018},
    month={10},
    keywords={Mindfulness Smartphone apps Older adults Quality of life},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-030-01093-5_15}
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Francesco Vailati Riboni
Benedetta Comazzi
Gianluca Castelnuovo
Enrico Molinari
Francesco Pagnini
Year: 2018
Mindful Age and Technology: Promoting Quality of Life in Older Adults with a Tablet/Smartphone App
MINDCARE
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01093-5_15

Francesco Vailati Riboni¹, Benedetta Comazzi, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Enrico Molinari, Francesco Pagnini^,*

1: Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

*Contact email: francesco.pagnini@unicatt.it

Abstract

Based on the Langerian definition of mindfulness, we created a smartphone App to promote cognitive flexibility, curiosity, novelty seeking, and creativity in a population of older adults. So far, we have tested it on 68 participants, randomly assigned to the experimental group or to a wait-list control group. Between group comparisons failed to detect a significant effect on quality of life, though qualitative analysis report a positive impact of the App over participants’ lives.

Keywords: Mindfulness Smartphone apps Older adults Quality of life

Published: 2018-10-11
Appears in: SpringerLink

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01093-5_15