Critical Reflections on Technology to Support Physical Activity Among Older Adults: An Exploration of Leading HCI Venues

Gerling, Kathrin, Ray, Mo, Vanden Abeelea, Vero and Evans, Adam B. (2020) Critical Reflections on Technology to Support Physical Activity Among Older Adults: An Exploration of Leading HCI Venues. Transactions on Accessible Computing, 13 (1). p. 1. ISSN 1936-7228

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Abstract

Contemporary policy on ageing overwhelmingly focuses on active ageing and achieving a sustainable increase in disability-free years, leading to an agenda that promotes interventions which often focus on deficits of older persons with little consideration of their perspectives on physical activity. As the integration of technology to support physical activity routines becomes more common, this trend also becomes relevant to the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research community.
In this paper, we present findings from a structured search of technical systems addressing physical activity among older adults that were published at the most cited HCI venues. Drawing from Thematic Analysis, we explore how the model of active ageing informs existing research, and how it is operationalized in technology design. We find that the deficit-focused perspective on ageing is reflected in many technology solutions published at the most visible HCI venues, and discuss shortcomings and strengths of present research to help guide discourse and future work in HCI.

Keywords:Older people, Wearables, Physical activity, movement based games, rehabilitation, review
Subjects:G Mathematical and Computer Sciences > G410 Computer Architectures & Operating Systems
G Mathematical and Computer Sciences > G440 Human-computer Interaction
Divisions:College of Social Science > School of Health & Social Care
ID Code:39391
Deposited On:09 Jan 2020 10:02

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