Paper Info
Title
Helping Elderly Users Report Pain Levels: A Study of User Experience with Mobile and Wearable Interfaces.
Abstract
Pain is usually measured through patient reports during doctor visits, but it requires regular evaluation under real-life conditions to be resolved effectively. Over half of older adults suffer from pain. Chronic conditions such as this one may be monitored through technology; however, elderly users require technology to be specifically designed for them, because many have cognitive and physical limitations and lack digital skills. The purpose of this article is to study whether mobile or wearable devices are appropriate to self-report pain levels and to find which body position is more appropriate for elderly people to wear a device to self-report pain. We implemented three prototypes and conducted two phases of evaluation. We found that users preferred the wearable device over the mobile application and that a wearable to self-report pain should be designed specifically for this purpose. Regarding the placement of the wearable, we found that there was no preferred position overall, although the neck position received the most positive feedback. We believe that the possibility of creating a wearable device that may be placed in different positions may be the best solution to satisfy users' individual preferences.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1155/2017/9302328
MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Field
DocType
Volume
User experience design,Wearable computer,Computer science,Simulation,Computer network,Neck position,Human–computer interaction,Digital skills,Cognition,Wearable technology
Journal
2017
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1574-017X
4
0.44
References 
Authors
5
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Iyubanit Rodriguez1124.54
Gabriela Cajamarca240.44
Valeria Herskovic322423.12
Carolina Fuentes4195.32
Mauricio Campos571.37