Human Centred Design Considerations for Connected Health Devices for the Older Adult

Journal of Personalized Medicine

Richard P. Harte³  Liam G. Glynn¹  Barry J. Broderick³  Alejandro Rodriguez-Molinero³  Paul M. A. Baker⁴  Bernadette McGuiness¹  Leonard O’Sullivan²  Marta Diaz⁶  Leo R. Quinlan⁵ 

[1] Galway Connected Health, NUI Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland; E-Mails:;Enterprise Research Centre, University of Limerick, Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland; E-Mail:;School of Engineering and Informatics, Department Electrical & Electronic Engineering, NUI Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland; E-Mails:;Centre for 21st Century Universities, (C21U) Georgia Institute of Technology, 760 Spring Street Atlanta, GA 30331-0210, USA; E-Mail:;Physiology, School of Medicine, NUI, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland; E-Mail:;Technical Research Centre for Dependency Care and Autonomous Living, Neàpolis Rambla de l'Exposició, 59-69 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain; E-Mail:

关键词: eHealth;    ageing adult;    elderly;    medical devices;    human-centred design;    human computer interaction;    usability;    human factors;    user experience;    user acceptance;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jpm4020245

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Connected health devices are generally designed for unsupervised use, by non-healthcare professionals, facilitating independent control of the individuals own healthcare. Older adults are major users of such devices and are a population significantly increasing in size. This group presents challenges due to the wide spectrum of capabilities and attitudes towards technology. The fit between capabilities of the user and demands of the device can be optimised in a process called Human Centred Design. Here we review examples of some connected health devices chosen by random selection, assess older adult known capabilities and attitudes and finally make analytical recommendations for design approaches and design specifications.

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