Briggs, Pamela, Little, Linda, McInnes, Lynn and Rochester, Lynn (2008) Using whole body technologies to map the mobility of older adults. In: CHI 2008 (ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems), 5-10 April 2008, Florence, Italy.
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Abstract
In this paper we describe the preliminary findings of two-year study that attempted to map the mobility of our oldest citizens using activity monitoring and location-aware technologies. We recruited a group of 100 adults aged between 72 and 92 years old, drawn from a 25 year longitudinal cohort, and collected lifestyle, nutrition, health and social engagement data. We also fitted a subset of the group with accelerometers and location-based tracking devices and asked them to wear these for a week in order that we could generate accurate, live mobility data and assess these data against self-reports. We are now using this data to describe the relationship between mobility, activity and physical and mental well-being, but in this preliminary paper, we outline some of the main challenges we encountered when trying to use these ‘whole body’ technologies to determine mobility.
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Subjects: | C800 Psychology |
Department: | Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Psychology |
Depositing User: | Becky Skoyles |
Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2014 15:52 |
Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2023 15:31 |
URI: | https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/18323 |
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