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Design Challenges for Reconnecting in Later Life: A Qualitative Study
Francisco Ibarra, Grzegorz Kowalik, Marcos Baez +4
Friendships and social interactions are renown contributors to wellbeing. As such, keeping a healthy amount of relationships becomes very important as people age and the size of th…
Designing for Co-located and Virtual Social Interactions in Residential Care
Francisco Ibarra, Marcos Baez, Francesca Fiore +1
In this paper we explore the feasibility and design challenges in supporting co-located and virtual social interactions in residential care by building on the practice of reminisce…
Agile development for vulnerable populations: lessons learned and recommendations
Marcos Baez, Fabio Casati
In this paper we draw attention to the challenges of managing software projects for vulnerable populations, i.e., people potentially exposed to harm or not capable of protecting th…
Understanding how Software Can Support the Needs of Family Caregivers for Patients with Severe Conditions
Angela di Fiore, Francesco Ceschel, Francesca Fiore +3
In this paper, we report an extensive analysis that we performed in two scenarios where the care relation between doctor and patients are mediated by the relatives of the patients:…
Effects of online group exercises for older adults on physical, psychological and social wellbeing: a pilot trial
Marcos Baez, Iman Khaghani Far, Francisco Ibarra +3
Background. There are many factors that can make of group exercises a challenging setting for older adults. A major one in the elderly population is the difference in the level of…
Personalized Persuasion for Social Interactions in Nursing Homes
Marcos Baez, Chiara Dalpiaz, Fatbardha Hoxha +3
This paper presents our preliminary investigation and approach towards a mixed physical-virtual technology for stimulating social interactions among and with older adults in nursin…