Augmented health education for older adults
L. T. Ferraz, D. M. Frohlich, E. A. Barley, P. C. Castro
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AbstractThe global number of people aged 65 and over is expected to more than double in the next three decades, and the World Health Organization has declared that "ageing well must be a global priority." (United Nations, 2020) In this context, health education can be a powerful tool to help people age well as it informs them of health risks and promotes healthy lifestyles. Access to and the understanding of health information can lead to better health and social care outcomes. Digital channels have increased the volume of health information available but can also alarm, confuse or overwhelm people. This study was conducted to examine how paper and screen-based media are used in current forms of health promotion, and to collect feedback on the usability and value of a new technology for combining paper and screen reading through augmented print. This involved the use of a new platform for ‘ Next Generation Paper’ (NGP) developed at the University of Surrey for linking digital content on a smartphone with printed hotlinks on a document (Frohlich et al 2019). This kind of Augmented Reality paper was demonstrated through an NGP ‘a-book Player’ app and an augmented booklet on healthy ageing containing hotlinks to video clips, animations, voiceovers and web links (Figure 1). A video demo of this booklet can be found here: https://vimeo.com/926936499?share=copy.Keywords: health education, older adults, augmented reality, paper-based media, screen-based media
L. T. Ferraz, D. M. Frohlich, E. A. Barley, P. C. Castro (2024). Augmented health education for older adults. Gerontechnology, 23(2), 1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2024.23.s.959.opp