Designing and evaluating an intelligent augmented reality system for assisting older adults’ medication management
Journal
Cognitive Systems Research
Journal Volume
58
Pages
278-291
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Abstract
Intelligent Assistive Systems (IASs) provide personalised support to individuals to increase their autonomy and competence in performing activities. The personalisation of such technology represents a particular challenge, for the individuals abilities typically change over time. The aim of this research was to explore a theory-based, activity-centred framework for the development of IASs that both facilitate the active involvement of caregivers and target users and allow for adaptation to the individual over time. Medication management was focused on as a case study. Three older adults and two caregivers were involved in a co-design process of an IAS prototype system, the MED-AR, which uses projection-based augmented reality as the user interface technology. The theoretical framework for the design and evaluation of the MED-AR was activity theory. For the decision-making process of the MED-AR, formal argumentation theory was used. The major contributions of the study are (i) a formal framework for understanding the level of independence in activities and the way an IAS can tailor support to an individual and a situation, including caregivers; and (ii) a model for involving older adults and caregivers in a co-design process in the first phases of developing IASs. ? 2019 Elsevier B.V.
Subjects
Activity theory; Argumentation theory; Augmented reality; Intelligent assistive technology; Medication distribution; older adults; Participatory design
SDGs
Other Subjects
Activity coefficients; Augmented reality; Decision making; Decision theory; User interfaces; Activity Theory; Argumentation theory; Intelligent assistive technology; Medication distribution; Older adults; Participatory design; Design; adult; aged; Article; caregiver; chronic disease; controlled study; daily life activity; decision making; female; formal argumentation theory; health care system; human; information system; intelligent augmented reality system; male; medication compliance; medication therapy management; middle aged; nurse; pharmacist; prescription; priority journal; theory; virtual reality
Type
journal article