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Involving People with Cognitive and Communication Impairments in Mobile Health App Design

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Matthew Malone,

Bernadette Brophy-Arnott,

Robyn McNaughtonAuthors Info & Claims

ASSETS '18: Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Pages 367 - 369

https://doi.org/10.1145/3234695.3240998

Published: 08 October 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Multiple challenges face people with cognitive and communication impairments when asked to be involved in the design of technology that is appropriate for them. This population is under-represented in healthcare research and have health inequalities relative to most people. The work discussed here concerns how to adapt research processes to suit people with these difficulties when developing smartphone apps to give access to health promotion information, an area in which health inequalities arise. Strategies are identified to assist participants to understand the proposed area of work, to give consent to participation and be involved with activities such as evaluation. A combination of adaptations is proposed to engage people who would otherwise be excluded. It is clear that strategies used to make research participation accessible can assist people with cognitive and communication impairments to influence and inform the development of technology for their use.

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Henni SMaurud SFuglerud KMoen A(2022)The experiences, needs and barriers of people with impairments related to usability and accessibility of digital health solutions, levels of involvement in the design process and strategies for participatory and universal design: a scoping reviewBMC Public Health10.1186/s12889-021-12393-122:1Online publication date: 6-Jan-2022
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12393-1
Colin Gibson RD. Dunlop MBouamrane M(2020)Lessons from Expert Focus Groups on how to Better Support Adults with Mild Intellectual Disabilities to Engage in Co-DesignProceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility10.1145/3373625.3417008(1-12)Online publication date: 26-Oct-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3373625.3417008
Chirayus KNanthaamornphong A(2019)A Systematic Mapping Review: Mobile User Interface Design Guidelines for the Elderly with Cognitive Impairments2019 23rd International Computer Science and Engineering Conference (ICSEC)10.1109/ICSEC47112.2019.8974698(35-42)Online publication date: Oct-2019
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSEC47112.2019.8974698

Index Terms

Involving People with Cognitive and Communication Impairments in Mobile Health App Design
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Accessibility

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ASSETS '18: Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

October 2018

508 pages

ISBN:9781450356503

DOI:10.1145/3234695

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University of Reading, UK
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University of British Columbia, Canada
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University of Guelph, Canada

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Henni SMaurud SFuglerud KMoen A(2022)The experiences, needs and barriers of people with impairments related to usability and accessibility of digital health solutions, levels of involvement in the design process and strategies for participatory and universal design: a scoping reviewBMC Public Health10.1186/s12889-021-12393-122:1Online publication date: 6-Jan-2022
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12393-1
Colin Gibson RD. Dunlop MBouamrane M(2020)Lessons from Expert Focus Groups on how to Better Support Adults with Mild Intellectual Disabilities to Engage in Co-DesignProceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility10.1145/3373625.3417008(1-12)Online publication date: 26-Oct-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3373625.3417008
Chirayus KNanthaamornphong A(2019)A Systematic Mapping Review: Mobile User Interface Design Guidelines for the Elderly with Cognitive Impairments2019 23rd International Computer Science and Engineering Conference (ICSEC)10.1109/ICSEC47112.2019.8974698(35-42)Online publication date: Oct-2019
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSEC47112.2019.8974698

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