Towards personalized persuasive strategies for active ageing
C. Valk, Y. Lu, X. Ren, M. Wintermans, I. Kraaijevanger, J. Steenbakkers, V. Visser
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AbstractAs Europe is ageing, the healthcare system is experiencing
dramatic strain. Increasing physical activities is important to promote independent
living among seniors due to its impact in preventing chronic diseases and long-term
care. Smart wearable technologies have been already developed to support citizens to be
more physically active. However, the impact of these wearable technologies on seniors
is still requires more research. Persuasive system design (PSD) strategies may be applied
to motivate seniors to adopt a more active lifestyle. This paper examines 12 student team
design concepts which aim to add values to one existing wearable product by redesigning
the accompanying application to suit an elderly user group using the PSD principles.
From clustering the resulting re-design concepts, we identified themes, suggesting values
suitable for an elderly user group that aim to stimulate a more active lifestyle. Furthermore,
we identified common persuasive principles applied to redesign concepts in each
value theme so as to create design guidelines for active ageing lifestyle.Keywords: active ageing, behavior change, persuasive strategies, personalization, physical activity
C. Valk, Y. Lu, X. Ren, M. Wintermans, I. Kraaijevanger, J. Steenbakkers, V. Visser (2017). Towards personalized persuasive strategies for active ageing. Gerontechnology, 16(3), 160-172
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2017.16.3.005.00