Research Article
Mindful Age and Technology: Promoting Quality of Life in Older Adults with a Tablet/Smartphone App
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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-01093-5_15, 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} }- 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
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.
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