Digital Wellbeing for All: Expanding Inclusivity to Embrace Diversity in Socio-Emotional Status

Al-Mansoori, Reem S.; Naiseh, Mohammad; Al-Thani, Dena; Ali, Raian

doi:10.14236/ewic/hci2021.27

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“…We also invite more innovative approaches to engaging with families that are the least intrusive, participatory, and navigate the social concerns particular to Arab Muslim cultures. This is in line with current global trends in human-centered interaction research that advocate for a more inclusive approach to design and the call for decolonization of the applied participatory research methods [40,44,45].…”

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Research on Older Persons’ Access and Use of Technology in the Arab Region: Critical Overview and Future Directions

Chalghoumi¹,

Al-Thani

Hassan

et al. 2022

Applied Sciences

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This paper presents the findings of a scoping review that maps exploratory evidence and gaps in research on information and communication technology (ICT) access and use among older persons in the Arab region. This review is part of a larger project that studies ICT access and use and related challenges faced by older adults in Qatar. A search was conducted in eleven scientific databases and search engines covering empirical studies published in English and Arabic between January 2016 and June 2021. Eleven studies were retrieved in the final corpus. A thematic analysis alongside the PRISMA for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was used to retrieve the findings. Our analysis identifies smartphones and social media applications for communication and information sharing as the most accessed and used technologies by older persons in the region. Moreover, our review highlighted the importance of the sociocultural factors in shaping ICT access and use by older persons in the region. The functional limitations of older persons in interaction with certain technology factors such as usability, functionality, and accessibility were also highlighted as major challenges inhibiting ICT access and use by this population segment. This scoping review provides a comprehensive overview of ICT access and use, and the factors affecting them among older persons in the Arab region. It highlights the scarcity of research on the subject in the region. It also stresses the fact that there is a need for more research on older persons and their caregivers in the context of the Arab world. More culturally appropriate need-based and adapted technologies are also recommended. Our review is a comprehensive source for researchers and technology developers interested in targeting and engaging older adults in the Arab region.

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confidence: 67%

Research on Older Persons’ Access and Use of Technology in the Arab Region: Critical Overview and Future Directions

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Al-Thani

Hassan

et al. 2022

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“…DWB definitions and descriptions varied from being general, such as achieving a balance between technology's benefits and drawbacks, to being specific, such as technology's impact on users' physical, mental, social, or emotional health, each or all together. The latter description suggests that being inclusive to the diverse user's needs is a requirement for safeguarding their wellbeing, which is a concept supported by [73] inclusivity pyramid. In [73], the researchers advocated the need for being inclusive to users' physical, cognitive, and socioemotional needs and status while designing a digital product and that such inclusivity shall minimize feelings of exclusion, fear, anxiety, and isolation, hence safeguard users' DWB.…”

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“…The latter description suggests that being inclusive to the diverse user's needs is a requirement for safeguarding their wellbeing, which is a concept supported by [73] inclusivity pyramid. In [73], the researchers advocated the need for being inclusive to users' physical, cognitive, and socioemotional needs and status while designing a digital product and that such inclusivity shall minimize feelings of exclusion, fear, anxiety, and isolation, hence safeguard users' DWB. Projecting the retrieved definitions of DWB on the inclusivity pyramid with wellbeing as a target [73] shows that focusing on the physical and cognitive aspects of well-being is limited in nature.…”

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“…In [73], the researchers advocated the need for being inclusive to users' physical, cognitive, and socioemotional needs and status while designing a digital product and that such inclusivity shall minimize feelings of exclusion, fear, anxiety, and isolation, hence safeguard users' DWB. Projecting the retrieved definitions of DWB on the inclusivity pyramid with wellbeing as a target [73] shows that focusing on the physical and cognitive aspects of well-being is limited in nature. Moving towards the top of the pyramid to include the socioemotional status represents a more holistic representation of DWB which can be mapped to the definition in [60].…”

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“…Moreover, inequality, power, and socioeconomic issues were addressed as factors impacting the inclusivity in digital connectivity, hence DWB, such as in [84]. Our review resulted in only two papers under this category [85] which indicate that the view, which is also advocated in [73], is yet uncommon.…”

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Designing for Digital Wellbeing: From Theory to Practice a Scoping Review

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In a world that is highly dependent on digital connectivity, technology use is becoming unavoidable, intense, and possibly harmful. The pervasiveness of technology which has been in tandem with the increasing number of reported cases of harmful usage styles, with some exhibiting symptoms of behavioural addiction, raised concerns around users’ psychological health and well-being. Digital Wellbeing is a new facet of human well-being that has recently emerged. While the term is yet to have a commonly agreed definition, it typically denotes a technology that promotes positivity, personal growth, and a usage that is balanced and healthy. In this paper, we aim to examine the extent, range, and nature of Digital Wellbeing research activity in human-computer interaction- (HCI-) related literature. We conducted a scoping review analysing 87 articles that researched Digital Wellbeing and its interrelation with technology design. Our analysis identified different meanings and constructs of the Digital Wellbeing concept, research trends, and a gap related to incorporating it in the design process. Accordingly, we recommend that an agreed-on definition for Digital Wellbeing and validated tools and frameworks are needed to ensure its integration in the digital design process. We also recommend that a wider research direction for HCI researchers and practitioners interested in Digital Wellbeing is needed to include the role of designers and societal institutions in the digital design process to ensure a design that is inclusive and well-being sensitive.

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Digital Wellbeing for All: Expanding Inclusivity to Embrace Diversity in Socio-Emotional Status

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

Research on Older Persons’ Access and Use of Technology in the Arab Region: Critical Overview and Future Directions

Research on Older Persons’ Access and Use of Technology in the Arab Region: Critical Overview and Future Directions

Designing for Digital Wellbeing: From Theory to Practice a Scoping Review

Considering the IMPACT framework to understand the AI-well-being-complex from an interdisciplinary perspective

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