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Designing and Evaluating Interfaces for the CAPTAIN MEMO Memory Prosthesis

Authors:
Fatma Ghorbel
Nebrasse Ellouze
Elisabeth Métais
Faiez Gargouri
Fayçal Hamdi
Noura Herradi

Keywords: alzheimer’s disease; memory prosthesis; user inetrfaces; multimodalities; speech-to-text; spoken interactions; touch; adjustable interface; design for all.

Abstract:
This paper presents the design, development and evaluation of the interfaces of the CAPTAIN MEMO memory prosthesis that target mainly individuals who are showing early/moderate signs of Alzheimer’s disease. One of the major barriers that hinder Alzheimer’s disease patients using software application is its complex interface. In this paper, we present a set of design guidelines for accommodating changes which accompany the Alzheimer’s disease. Based on these guidelines, we develop the interfaces of the CAPTAIN MEMO memory prosthesis that meet the special needs of Alzheimer’s disease patients. The developed interfaces present the advantages that they are user-friendly, multimodal, enjoyable and configurable. The objective of this work is to promote accessibility to the target user. The evaluation of the interfaces’ accessibility is carried out with 24 Alzheimer’s disease patients who are living in an assisted living environment in Sfax- Tunisia. The primary results show that the majority of the users are almost satisfied with the developed interfaces.

Pages: 164 to 169

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2016

Publication date: April 24, 2016

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4138

ISBN: 978-1-61208-468-8

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 24, 2016 to April 28, 2016