Design Implications to Systems Supporting Informal Caregivers’ Daily Life

This paper is about studying informal caregivers to understand their exhausting life. Our aim is to define design requirements for any kind of information and communication technology to support them. Based on ethnographic studies we gathered information about our users’ needs, possibilities, constr...

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Published inHuman-Computer Interaction. Applications and Services pp. 341 - 350
Main Authors Schinkinger, Susanne, Tellioğlu, Hilda
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Subjects
ethnography and field work
informal caregivers
interaction design
User interfaces
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Summary:This paper is about studying informal caregivers to understand their exhausting life. Our aim is to define design requirements for any kind of information and communication technology to support them. Based on ethnographic studies we gathered information about our users’ needs, possibilities, constraints, and challenges. After a brief introduction to the related research on current technology solutions we introduce our methodology. Then we present two of our user cases in detail. We point out areas in which we can really provide technology support for our users. We also describe what qualities and features the technology should have to meet these requirements. We summarize our findings before we conclude the paper.
ISBN:3319072269
9783319072265
ISSN:0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-07227-2_33