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Context-aware and user centered evaluation of assistive systems
1. Context-aware and user centered evaluation of
assistive systems.
Methodology and web analysis tool
Jesús Fontecha, Ramón Hervás, Tania Mondéjar, José Bravo, Gabriel Urzaiz
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Escuela Superior de Informática de Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real, Spain
MAmI Research Lab
2. ConclusionsScenarioMethodology
2
• Methodology as a set of guidelines and specifications of good practices
to integrate analytics user-centered tools into assistive systems.
Introduction
Context-aware and user-centered evaluation of assistive systems. Methodology and web analysis tool
AAL
AAL
systems
Methodology
Analysis software tool
EVALUATION TOOLS
QoL improvement
1
2
• Software system prototype to guide users on the assessment of several
clinical aspects (IADL, stress and QoL) based on the methodology.
1
2
3. 3
• General view and goals
General view | Information sources | Models & stages
AAL System
Methodology Framework Software tools
Context-aware and user-centered evaluation of assistive systems. Methodology and web analysis tool
ConclusionsScenarioMethodologyIntroduction
4. 4
• How user’s information is collected?
QuestionnairesObservation
End users complete
adapted questionnaires
during the use of AAL
system.
Naturalistic observation
involves recording the
subjects behavior in
their AAL environment.
Questionnaires collect factual
information about individuals
Collecting data from user
actions in the environment
Context-aware and user-centered evaluation of assistive systems. Methodology and web analysis tool
ConclusionsScenarioMethodologyIntroduction
General view | Information sources | Models & stages
5. 5
• Sub-models and stages
Observation Planning Design Development Base-Line Execution Evaluation
Psychological
and Sociological
Model
Task
Model
Conceptual
Model
Interaction
Model
Developer
Model
Theorical framework Analysis SW Deployment & Evaluation
Psychological and
Sociological Model
Task Model
Conceptual
Model
Interaction
Model
Developer's
ModelSub-models
Context-aware and user-centered evaluation of assistive systems. Methodology and web analysis tool
ConclusionsScenarioMethodologyIntroduction
General view | Information sources | Models & stages
6. 6
• Scenario: Elderly context
• Development of analysis software tools based on methodology
principles.
Introduction | Analysis tool
EldersCarers Researchers
Users
Measures
Carer stress IADL levelQoL level
AAL software
system
Tool for
carers
Tool for
researchers
• AAL environment: Elderly people who live alone at home, but they need
help or indications from others (relatives as carers).
Context-aware and user-centered evaluation of assistive systems. Methodology and web analysis tool
ConclusionsScenarioMethodologyIntroduction
7. 7
• User management
• Action management
• Every action carried out in the environment is collected.
• External apps to the analysis software can provide this
information.
Context-aware and user-centered evaluation of assistive systems. Methodology and web analysis tool
Introduction | Analysis tool
ConclusionsScenarioMethodologyIntroduction
8. 8
• Example
Context-aware and user-centered evaluation of assistive systems. Methodology and web analysis tool
Introduction | Analysis tool
ConclusionsScenarioMethodologyIntroduction
9. 9
• Questionnaires management
• Researcher
• Creation of questionnaires
• Visualization of results
Standard
Interactive
Block of questions
Linked questions
Context-aware and user-centered evaluation of assistive systems. Methodology and web analysis tool
Introduction | Analysis tool
ConclusionsScenarioMethodologyIntroduction
10. 10
• Carer
• Completion of questionnaires
• Visualization of recommendations
Test assignation
Test completion
Test creation
standard / interactive
score
Need of help in telephone tasks
Context-aware and user-centered evaluation of assistive systems. Methodology and web analysis tool
Introduction | Analysis tool
ConclusionsScenarioMethodologyIntroduction
11. 11
• Administration tool
• All the information in the context is monitored and managed
AAL context users
Environmental actions
Test managementVisualization of results
Clinical measures
IADL, stress, QoL
Context-aware and user-centered evaluation of assistive systems. Methodology and web analysis tool
Introduction | Analysis tool
ConclusionsScenarioMethodologyIntroduction
12. • Conclusions and ongoing work
• Methodology to guide in the analysis of IADL, carer stress and QoL aspects,
considering:
• Users
• Measures
• Interactions with the environment
• Technological aspects
• Methodology Framework to develop AAL analysis systems
12
• Development of an analysis software system
based on the methodology (e.g. elderly context).
• Module for carers, researchers and
administration tool
• Ongoing work:
• Trials in a real environment Behavior,
Acceptance, Validation
BehaviorAcceptance
Validation
Context-aware and user-centered evaluation of assistive systems. Methodology and web analysis tool
ConclusionsScenarioMethodologyIntroduction
13. Context-aware and user centered evaluation of
assistive systems.
Methodology and web analysis tool
Jesús Fontecha, Ramón Hervás, Tania Mondéjar, José Bravo, Gabriel Urzaiz
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Escuela Superior de Informática de Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real, Spain
MAmI Research Lab
Editor's Notes
Title note: …not understanding assistive systems as a software system, but a community and elements inside an assistive or AAL environment.
From the Ambient Assisted Living paradigm we have designed a methodology and implemented a software tool to be integrated into a AAL system or environment. The aim of this is to facilitate the analysis of several clinical measures and user assessments.
The conceptual methodology as (leer)
And the software system to guide (leer)
This methodology is close to a framework for the analysis of three relevant aspects (level in execution of IADL, stress and QoL) and also user experience in an AAL environment, such as elderly people (identified as primary user) and carers (secondary users) by using interactive systems at their home.
The methodology helps in the gathering of requirements of an AAL system based on Psychological fundamentals and context-aware elements.
Based on this methodology, we can create an AAL software systems to get all of that information and perform the corresponding analysis. Even that software could be distributed into several software components or applications.
But, how the relevant information of users is collected?. The methodology identifies two sources of information:
By means of Naturalistic observation (important to get awareness)
And with questionnaires and surveys
In the first case, (leer) and in case of questionnaires (leer).
These data can be used for analysis tasks, for example, by researchers.
The methodology defines several interrelated submodels:
Models to represent knowledge aspects: Psychological and sociological model, Conceptual model
Models to represent the environmental actions: Task model, Interaction model
Model to guide developers in the development of analysis tools: Developer’s model.
Besides, the methodology has different execution stages (some linked to the sub-models). Thus, we have:
3 stages related to collecting information: Observation (to identify user problems), planning (strategies to solve these problems)) and design (development of sub-models).
1 stage regarding the development of the analysis software system based on the theorical framework.
3 stages regarding the deployment and evaluation of the developed system.
We have develop an analysis software system for suporting users (elders and carers) in the assessment of these aspects (stress, QoL and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living level). Using the mentioned methodological specifications.
The context is the following: Elderly people…(leer)
The implemented analysis tool is able to manage the following functionalities:
1.Users: Each user of the AAL system has a role to determine his/her privileges.
Carer are associated with researchers, and elders are associated with carers. (This is an example of users in the web application)
2. Actions: (leer)
This is an example of action gathering.
In this case, an elder of a specific AAL mobile application touches a button, then this action is saved into a database, and it is available for the analysis software tool. This information can be shown in a carer or researcher application, even with statistical data.
Also, this is a valid option to get awareness from a distributed AAL system.
The other data source defined in the methodology and taken into account in the software system is the information from tests and questionnaires.
For example, these tests can be created by researchers and completed by carers in the corresponding software tool, in order to measure IADL, carer stress and QoL levels.
There are 2 types of tests, standard and interactive. Each test consists of a group of blocks of questions and each block consists of a set of questions (exclusive, multiple or text). In case of interactive test, questions can be linked with other questions. The followed path determines the results of the test. This is an example of an interactive test regarding the telephone use.
However, the methodology does not define how the questionnaires should be implemented, this corresponds to the developer.
Here we have a screen capture with a part of a questionnaire.
These tests are assigned by researchers, who can create general templates of questionnaires and analyze the results.
Carers can complete assigned questionnaires and get feedback about theirselves and the elders they take care. If the questionnaires have a score, this is used to determine one or more recommendations by experts.
This is a screen capture of a recommendation focused on a carer who completed the interactive test. This recommendation is a basic feedback to the user. However, partial results of the test are saved into the system for detailed analysis.
All the information and application parameters of the analysis tool can be managed from an administration tool. This includes the administration of: (leer)
In this work we have presented a methodology to guide in the analysis of IADL, carer stress and QoL aspects, taking into account the following elements: (leer).
This methodology is close to a framework to facilitate the development of analysis sofware tools
We have develop a prototype of analysis tool based on this methodology to be deployed, in this case, in an elderly AAL context, divided into 3 parts or modules (leer).
As ongoing work, we are evaluating a group of elders and carers in that elderly context to determine the behaviour, acceptance and validation of the system and the methodology.