Early lessons from the design of tactile terminals for elderly people

Otjacques Benoit; Krier Marc; Feltz Fernand; Ferring Dieter; Hoffmann Martine

TCCDW WORKSHOP (PervasiveHealth) 2009

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Early lessons from the design of tactile terminals for elderly people

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6052,
    author={Otjacques Benoit and Krier Marc and Feltz Fernand and Ferring Dieter and Hoffmann Martine},
    title={Early lessons from the design of tactile terminals for elderly people},
    proceedings={TCCDW WORKSHOP (PervasiveHealth) 2009},
    proceedings_a={TCCDW},
    year={2009},
    month={8},
    keywords={Older people RFID Tactile Terminal Field Study Evaluation},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6052}
}

Otjacques Benoit
Krier Marc
Feltz Fernand
Ferring Dieter
Hoffmann Martine
Year: 2009
Early lessons from the design of tactile terminals for elderly people
TCCDW
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6052

Otjacques Benoit¹^,*, Krier Marc¹^,*, Feltz Fernand¹^,*, Ferring Dieter²^,*, Hoffmann Martine²^,*

1: Informatics, Systems and Collaboration Department - ISC, Public Research Centre - Gabriel Lippmann, Belvaux, Luxembourg
2: INSIDE Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, Walferdange, Luxembourg

*Contact email: otjacque@lippmann.lu, krier@lippmann.lu, feltz@lippmann.lu, dieter.ferring@uni.lu, martine.hoffmann@uni.lu

Abstract

This paper presents the early results of the multi-disciplinary project Tivipol aiming to propose ICT devices to enhance the daily life of older people in a retirement home. A prototype combining a tactile color screen, a RFID reader and a ticket printer has been designed. It allows the older people to manage their usual activities in the retirement home (e.g. reserving their menu for the next days). A first formative evaluation carried out with five residents of the home has shown the high level of usability and possible acceptance of the new system. This ongoing research is intended to find out which elements play a key role in the acceptation and diffusion of ICT devices among elderly people in good physical and mental conditions.

Keywords: Older people RFID Tactile Terminal Field Study Evaluation

Published: 2009-08-04

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6052