Co-creation model to design wearables for emotional wellness of elderly

  • Muhammad Usman Warraich
  • , Irum Rauf
  • , Anna Sell

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Abstract

Ways to influence emotions have always been an area of interest within the scientific community. The objective of this research is to find the role of technology in order to improve emotional wellness for the elderly population. We conducted a qualitative and quantitative study with the help of interviews and a survey. A sample of 24 respondents is selected randomly from the elderly population. The results showed a strong correlation between emotional, psychological and social wellness dimensions and elders comfort with the use of technology. Based on our study, we present a co-creation model to design wearables for monitoring and improving emotional wellness for elderly. There is a need for focused efforts to develop digital interventions for emotional wellness for elderly. It is important to include elders as co-designers to form effective solutions for elderly through a co-creation process.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication31st Bled eConference
Subtitle of host publicationDigital Transformation: Meeting the Challenges, BLED 2018
PublisherUniversity of Maribor Press/Association for Information Systems Electronic Library, AISeL
Pages515-530
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9789612861704
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event31st Bled eConference: Digital Transformation: Meeting the Challenges, BLED 2018 - Bled, Slovenia
Duration: 17 Jun 201820 Jun 2018

Publication series

Name31st Bled eConference: Digital Transformation: Meeting the Challenges, BLED 2018

Conference

Conference31st Bled eConference: Digital Transformation: Meeting the Challenges, BLED 2018
Country/TerritorySlovenia
CityBled
Period17/06/1820/06/18

Keywords

  • Co-creation model
  • Elderly
  • Emotional wellness
  • Personalized threshold
  • Unobstructive
  • Wearables

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