Captioned photographs in psychosocial aged care

Waycott, Jenny; Davis, Hilary; Vetere, Frank; Morgans, Amee; Gruner, Alan; Ozanne, Elizabeth; Kulik, Lars

doi:10.1145/2556288.2557290

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“…Waycott et al [31] developed a tool to facilitate message and media sharing and conducted a study in which caregivers used the tool to communicate with their elderly clients. Their results showed that photographs with captions were able to increase and enhance communication, and were well-suited to promote psychosocial care.…”

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Promoting Social Connection and Deepening Relations Among Older Adults: Design and Qualitative Evaluation of Media Parcels

Zaine¹,

Frohlich²,

Rodrigues³

et al. 2019

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundBeing socially connected is related to well-being, and one way of avoiding social isolation is to deepen existing relationships. Even though existing relationships can be reinforced by regular and meaningful communication, state-of-the-art communication technologies alone do not increase the quality of social connections. Thus, there is a need for the involvement of a trained human facilitator in a network of older adults, preferably for a short period, to promote the deepening of their relationships.ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the hypothesis that a human-facilitated, media-sharing social networking system can improve social connection in a small group of older people, who are more vulnerable to social isolation than most, and deepen their relationships over a period of a few weeks.MethodsWe conducted the design and evaluation of Media Parcels, a novel human-facilitated social networking system. Media Parcels is based on the metaphor of a facilitator collecting and delivering parcels in the physical mail. Extending the metaphor, the system supports a facilitator in designing time-based dialogue requesting parcels from participants that bring out their memories and feelings, in collecting the parcels, wrapping them in annotations that communicate the corresponding requests, and delivering the wrapped parcel to a target person. Qualitative evaluation was carried out in two trials with a group of three people each, one with family members (children and father; aged 55, 56, and 82 years old) and the other with a group of friends (aged 72, 72, and 74 years old), over two weeks. In each trial, data were collected in three interviews (pre-, mid-, and posttrial) and via system logging.ResultsCollected data indicate positive social effects for deepening and developing relationships. The parcel metaphor was easily understood and the computational system was readily adopted. Preferences with regard to media production or consumption varied among participants. In the family group, children preferred receiving media parcels (because of their sentimental value) to producing them, whereas the father enjoyed both. In the friendship group, preferences varied: one friend enjoyed both producing and receiving, while the other two preferred one over the other. In general, participants reported a preference for the production of items of a certain type depending on the associated content. Apart from having a strong engagement with the system, participants reported feeling closer to each other than usual.ConclusionsFor both groups, Media Parcels was effective in promoting media sharing and social connections, resulting in the deepening of existing relationships. Its design informs researchers who are attempting to promote social connection in older adults.

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Promoting Social Connection and Deepening Relations Among Older Adults: Design and Qualitative Evaluation of Media Parcels

Zaine¹,

Frohlich²,

Rodrigues³

et al. 2019

J Med Internet Res

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“…At the end of each field study we conducted final interviews with the participants and their care managers to evaluate how well the intervention had worked for them. In addition, we analysed the content that participants created and shared on Enmesh (Waycott et al, 2014;.…”

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“…The participants enjoyed using Enmesh. It facilitated social engagement, provided new opportunities for creative self-expression, and enhanced the relationship between clients and care managers (Vetere et al, 2012;Waycott et al, 2014;. The project was an evidencebased intervention: it was designed based on the likelihood of success, drawing on a review of the literature on social isolation interventions (Cattan, White, Bond, & Learmouth, 2005), feedback from care managers, and the close involvement of the aged care partner organization.…”

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“…We have previously evaluated the degree to which this sociotechnical system enriched the lives of older adults who were predominantly housebound and socially isolated (Vetere et al, 2012;Waycott et al, 2014;. Our aim in this article is to identify the ethical issues concerning the design, implementation, and evaluation of technologybased social interventions for older adults.…”

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Ethics in Evaluating a Sociotechnical Intervention With Socially Isolated Older Adults

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The purpose of this article is to consider how ethical principles can inform the effective design and implementation of technology-based interventions that aim to promote the well-being of socially isolated older adults. We evaluated a new iPad application with small groups of older adults. In this article, we reflect on the ethical issues encountered at each stage of the research process. Drawing on the ethical principles of beneficence, research merit and integrity, justice, and respect, we identify key issues to consider in the future design and implementation of social isolation interventions that use new technologies. Key issues include (a) providing sufficient support to facilitate ongoing social interactions, (b) managing older adults' expectations, (c) providing encouragement without coercion, and (d) responding to individual needs. We conclude that it is important to report on ethical challenges incurred when evaluating social isolation interventions to inform future research in this important area.

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“…Studies have explored how families use different mechanisms to share health information, including photos [2,15]. Sharing photos is beneficial to inspire memory collection [11,12], support communication [9,14,16] and social connectedness [1,7], and encourage reciprocity and reminiscence [4,10]. Inspired by this work, we were interested to know whether photo sharing might also be useful for families provision of care, specifically on health.…”

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Exploring photo sharing to engage intergenerational families on health

Sandbulte¹,

Georgieva²,

Gui³

et al. 2019

iConference 2019 Proceedings

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Sharing photos is a common practice for family members to inform and connect with each other. Sharing photos inspires recollection, reminiscence, and feelings of connectedness. Could it also be an effective channel for sharing health information and supporting healthy activity? In this paper, we examine how photo-sharing practices can help family members, specifically elderly parents and adult children, share health information. We present preliminary results from an interview study investigating photo-sharing benefits for non-collocated elderly parents and their adult children to encourage healthy lifestyles within the family. We discuss photo sharing as a viable strategy to engage family members in sharing health information.

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Captioned photographs in psychosocial aged care

Cited by 39 publications

References 24 publications

Promoting Social Connection and Deepening Relations Among Older Adults: Design and Qualitative Evaluation of Media Parcels

Promoting Social Connection and Deepening Relations Among Older Adults: Design and Qualitative Evaluation of Media Parcels

Ethics in Evaluating a Sociotechnical Intervention With Socially Isolated Older Adults

Exploring photo sharing to engage intergenerational families on health

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