Applying a software TeleCare prototype in a real residences for older people in Colombia.
1. Applyingasoftware TeleCareprototype in a real old people’shome.
Fáber D. Giraldo, JuanPablo García Giraldo,
Santiago Granada Montes,
YonattanPineda Olarte
Systemand ComputerEngineering., Universityof Quindío Colombia
NicolasHine
Schoolof Computing, Universityof Dundee, Scotland UK
MobileHCI2014 Workshop Toronto Canada, September2014
10. Preliminaryvalidation
•Some validation procedures were performed with real patients of the old people's home since December 2013.
•Maingoalsoftheseproceduresweretoevaluatetheinteractionleveloftheolderadultswiththesoftware,andtheadjustmentoftheprototypeaccordingwiththeissuesreportedbyolderadults,carersandfamilyinvolved.
15. Conclusions
•Particular conditions of older adults in Colombia reflects a complex scenario where any technological support must offer the greatest degree of ease as possible, due mainly to the gap between final users of older population and technology solutions.
•In this work we have reported the implementation and preliminary validation of a Telecareprototype application for a real old people's home in Colombia.
•We use principles from HCI and User-centered design to implement a software solution with a high interaction level for older adults
16. Furtherworks
•More formal validationsbyapplyingspecificusabilitytest
•Validationof theinteractionfromformal carersand family involved (in progress)
•Data managementsupportbydatawarehouseapproaches.