Smart Co-housing for People With Disabilities: A Preliminary Assessment of Caregivers’ Interaction With the DOMHO System
Millions of people with motor and cognitive disabilities face hardships in daily life due to the limited accessibility and inclusiveness of living spaces which limit their autonomy and independence. The DOMHO project deals with these fundamental issues by leveraging an innovative solution: a smart c...
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| author | Davide Bacchin Patrik Pluchino Patrik Pluchino Adriana Zoe Grippaldi Daniela Mapelli Daniela Mapelli Anna Spagnolli Anna Spagnolli Andrea Zanella Andrea Zanella Luciano Gamberini Luciano Gamberini |
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| description | Millions of people with motor and cognitive disabilities face hardships in daily life due to the limited accessibility and inclusiveness of living spaces which limit their autonomy and independence. The DOMHO project deals with these fundamental issues by leveraging an innovative solution: a smart co-housing apartment. Besides, the project aims at exploiting the well know effects of co-housing on individuals’ health and well-being in combination with ambient assisted living technologies. The present study focused on the interaction of caregivers with the control application of an integrated smart system. Participants performed different tasks, fill out a questionnaire, and were interviewed. Performance and usability of the user interface, trust in technology, privacy, and attitudes towards home automation were explored. A series of guidelines for domotic technology control interfaces design was identified, and a high level of trust in these advanced tools was shown. Caregivers considered smart technologies as a work aid and a means for enhancing autonomy and life quality for users with disabilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2f946afaebf4cfb99819969f61d91492022-12-21T18:27:52ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-09-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.734180734180Smart Co-housing for People With Disabilities: A Preliminary Assessment of Caregivers’ Interaction With the DOMHO SystemDavide Bacchin0Patrik Pluchino1Patrik Pluchino2Adriana Zoe Grippaldi3Daniela Mapelli4Daniela Mapelli5Anna Spagnolli6Anna Spagnolli7Andrea Zanella8Andrea Zanella9Luciano Gamberini10Luciano Gamberini11Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyHuman Inspired Technology Research Centre, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyHuman Inspired Technology Research Centre, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyHuman Inspired Technology Research Centre, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyHuman Inspired Technology Research Centre, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyHuman Inspired Technology Research Centre, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyMillions of people with motor and cognitive disabilities face hardships in daily life due to the limited accessibility and inclusiveness of living spaces which limit their autonomy and independence. The DOMHO project deals with these fundamental issues by leveraging an innovative solution: a smart co-housing apartment. Besides, the project aims at exploiting the well know effects of co-housing on individuals’ health and well-being in combination with ambient assisted living technologies. The present study focused on the interaction of caregivers with the control application of an integrated smart system. Participants performed different tasks, fill out a questionnaire, and were interviewed. Performance and usability of the user interface, trust in technology, privacy, and attitudes towards home automation were explored. A series of guidelines for domotic technology control interfaces design was identified, and a high level of trust in these advanced tools was shown. Caregivers considered smart technologies as a work aid and a means for enhancing autonomy and life quality for users with disabilities.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.734180/fullinternet of thingsco-housingcaregiversdisabilitiesuser experienceaccessibility |
| spellingShingle | Davide Bacchin Patrik Pluchino Patrik Pluchino Adriana Zoe Grippaldi Daniela Mapelli Daniela Mapelli Anna Spagnolli Anna Spagnolli Andrea Zanella Andrea Zanella Luciano Gamberini Luciano Gamberini Smart Co-housing for People With Disabilities: A Preliminary Assessment of Caregivers’ Interaction With the DOMHO System Frontiers in Psychology internet of things co-housing caregivers disabilities user experience accessibility |
| title | Smart Co-housing for People With Disabilities: A Preliminary Assessment of Caregivers’ Interaction With the DOMHO System |
| title_full | Smart Co-housing for People With Disabilities: A Preliminary Assessment of Caregivers’ Interaction With the DOMHO System |
| title_fullStr | Smart Co-housing for People With Disabilities: A Preliminary Assessment of Caregivers’ Interaction With the DOMHO System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smart Co-housing for People With Disabilities: A Preliminary Assessment of Caregivers’ Interaction With the DOMHO System |
| title_short | Smart Co-housing for People With Disabilities: A Preliminary Assessment of Caregivers’ Interaction With the DOMHO System |
| title_sort | smart co housing for people with disabilities a preliminary assessment of caregivers interaction with the domho system |
| topic | internet of things co-housing caregivers disabilities user experience accessibility |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.734180/full |
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