Usability Testing of a Smartphone Telecare Application for Informal Caregivers Independent living of the elderly has its risks that can be decreased with the use of telecare systems. Smartphone telecare applications such as TeleStiki, are intended primarily for informal carers of independently living elders. The application is aimed at improving quality of life of both the elderly and their caregivers by reducing the caregiver burden and extending the time elders stay at home, while also increasing their safety. The aim of usability testing was to evaluate if users perceive the tested smartphone application as high in usability and user experience. The testing was also aimed at evaluating whether the use of application affects their attitude towards the use of telecare applications for informal care of their elderly relatives in general. In this study Task Completion, User Experience Questionnaire and System Usability Scale, as well as the ThinkAloud protocol has been performed. Results showed the application scores above average in usability and user experience. Findings gained in the qualitative study can be used as guidelines for future redesigns of the application and for improvement of usability in similar applications.

Interactive Remote Museum Visits for Older Adults: An Evaluation of Feelings of Presence, Social Closeness, Engagement, and Enjoyment in an Social Visit This paper explores whether older adults can remotely participate in museum visits with the help of virtual environments. We design and build a system that supports shared museum covisits between onsite visitors inside the museum and older adults from a care home. We make the experience more engaging by providing a meaningful story, connecting the objects in the museum. The aim of the study is to understand whether older adults are able to use such technology and to study the mediated sense of spatial presence, the experienced social closeness, and the level of participantsu0027 engagement and enjoyment in the visit. We discuss the relationship between these aspects and factors leading to a better remote experience for older adults. The results show that older adults enjoy and engage in remote visits, and that there is a positive correlation between enjoyment, engagement and social closeness.