Caring for Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers: A Qualitative Study Investigating Opportunities for Exergame Innovation
| Autor: | Andrea G. Parker, Margie E. Lachman, Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa, Elizabeth Stowell, Yixuan Zhang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Gerontology
FOS: Computer and information sciences education.field_of_study Computer Networks and Communications media_common.quotation_subject Population Physical activity Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction Disease Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) Human-Computer Interaction Psychological health Health problems Computer Science - Computers and Society Promotion (rank) Participatory design Computers and Society (cs.CY) education Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) media_common Qualitative research |
| DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.1908.09984 |
| Popis: | The number of informal caregivers for family members with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is rising dramatically in the United States. AD caregivers disproportionately experience numerous health problems and are often isolated with little support. An active lifestyle can help prevent and mitigate physical and psychological health concerns amongst AD caregivers. Research has demonstrated how pervasive exergames can encourage physical activity (PA) in the general population, yet little work has explored how these tools can address the significant PA barriers that AD caregivers face. To identify opportunities for design, we conducted semi-structured interviews and participatory design sessions with 14 informal caregivers of family members with AD. Our findings characterize how becoming an AD caregiver profoundly impacts one's ability to be active, perspectives on being active, and the ways that exergames might best support this population.We discuss implications for design and howour findings challenge existing technological approaches to PA promotion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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