Analytical Framework for Research on Smart Homes and Their Users

Hargreaves, Tom; Wilson, Charlie

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68018-7_2

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“…The pandemic offered a unique lens to look at the in depth use (and shared use) of a multimodal VA to support health and care with older adults social distancing in their home. This is in line with previous studies of smart homes for health and care emphasise the need to avoid smart home technology design that simply follows trends in popular culture, in order to conduct in-depth investigations into the impact of technology on people's everyday lives [88]. Within the context of increased need and more time spent at home, the lived and shared experiences with this technology can be examined in detail during a time of social distancing.…”

Section: Technology Use and Covid-19supporting

confidence: 70%

Amazon Echo Show as a Multimodal Human-to-Human Care Support Tool within Self-Isolating Older UK Households

Soubutts

Ayobi

Eardley

et al. 2022

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact.

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Although the use of voice assistants to support older adults at home shows promise, little is known about how the next generation of these devices, which also include displays, can support health and care needs. This question has become more important during COVID-19, when issues of social isolation for older adults have been exacerbated. During social distancing measures in the UK, eleven older adult households (16 participants) were interviewed before receiving an Amazon Echo Show, shortly after receiving it, and after three months of use. We identify ways in which this multi-modal device is used by people in social isolation to support social, care, and information needs in the home. We frame these findings within the growing research area of smart homes for health and care, and provide implications for the adoption, use and acceptance of these devices to support aging in place together.

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Section: Technology Use and Covid-19supporting

confidence: 70%

Amazon Echo Show as a Multimodal Human-to-Human Care Support Tool within Self-Isolating Older UK Households

Soubutts

Ayobi

Eardley

et al. 2022

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact.

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Interoperability in Smart Living Network—A Survey

Durairaj

Asha

2020

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering

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Aging in Place Together: The Journey Towards Adoption and Acceptance of Stairlifts in Multi-Resident Homes

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Ayobi

Eardley

et al. 2021

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact.

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Stairlifts are a widely-used technology in the home that help people with mobility issues to go up and down stairs. However, it is unclear how stairlifts are experienced by all household members and what this understanding implies for home healthcare technologies. We investigated the impact of stairlift installations on older adults' households in the UK through a qualitative study investigating the lived experience of the adoption and acceptance of this technology. Interviews and focus groups with primary users, household residents and service providers showed how the wider household identify misalignments between simplified stairlift installation models from service providers and describe a more complex, nuanced emotional journey which involves decision making, conflict and trauma and catharsis and independence. Findings provide transferrable outcomes for the smart home domain by highlighting the multi-resident home, the emotional intrusiveness of home healthcare technologies and the diversity that comes with providing care, unique to every household.

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Analytical Framework for Research on Smart Homes and Their Users

Cited by 4 publications

References 68 publications

Amazon Echo Show as a Multimodal Human-to-Human Care Support Tool within Self-Isolating Older UK Households

Amazon Echo Show as a Multimodal Human-to-Human Care Support Tool within Self-Isolating Older UK Households

Interoperability in Smart Living Network—A Survey

Aging in Place Together: The Journey Towards Adoption and Acceptance of Stairlifts in Multi-Resident Homes

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