Role of wearable activity-tracking technologies in the well-being and quality of life of people aged 55 and over

Minocha, Shailey; Banks, Duncan; Holland, Caroline; Palmer, Jane; McNulty, Catherine and Peasgood, Alice (2016). Role of wearable activity-tracking technologies in the well-being and quality of life of people aged 55 and over. In: Haptics for Education workshop at STEM Futures – Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age, 5th eSTEeM Annual Conference 2016, 14-15 Apr 2016, The Open University, UK.

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Abstract

We discussed our project that involves investigating the role of wearable activity-tracking technologies in the well-being and quality of life of people aged 55 and over: how such devices may promote behaviour change but also the challenges associated with making sense of the data, the ethical issues of sharing the data and the perceived risks.

We outlined our project’s plans for the empirical investigations with older people, family members, carers and medical professionals.

The Sir Halley Stewart Trust has funded this project. The views expressed in this presentation and any follow-on publications are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Trust.

More details of the project are here: http://www.shaileyminocha.info/digital-health-wearables/

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