CDAIT Deliverable: Designing Evidence-Based Training for Developing Technology Mastery in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Gleaton, Emily
Parcell, Emily
Erickson, Jenny
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2024 Student IoT Innovation Capacity Building Challenge Project Summary Slide. This research aimed to create a set of guidelines for designing instruction and training materials for older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Through our research project, we tested and confirmed the validity and effectiveness of our developed guidelines using an “Action Research” methodological framework and a pre-and post-test training design. Results revealed that implementing the guidelines effectively improved users’ knowledge and attitudes of a commercially available wearable health monitoring device, the Oura ring, and its accompanying app. Post-training focus group results demonstrated the effectiveness of instruction and training programs derived from our developed guidelines. This study has important academic, user, and organizational implications. As such, we hope this work will enhance the quality of life for older adults by improving their technology mastery and self-efficacy, which has been shown to impact their ability to maintain autonomy while aging. Finally, we have identified and explained three commercial avenues for implementing these guidelines to improve user experience and reduce cost.
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2024-10
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