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Improving Therapeutic Exercise Devices for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Research Method Combining Cultural Probes and Persuasive Design Theory

Tom Ainsworth
Faculty of Arts, University of Brighton, Brighton, England

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Published in: Persuasive Technology: Design for Health and Safety; The 7th International Conference on Persuasive Technology; PERSUASIVE 2012; Linköping; Sweden; June 6-8; Adjunct Proceedings

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 68:1, p. 1-4

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Published: 2012-06-06

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ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

Persuasive Design engages a number of theories and strategies for influencing people towards desired target behaviors. To ensure the effectiveness of these strategies; detailed contextual information about the user group is required to guide and appropriate persuasive design theory to specific applications. This paper presents an innovative application of the photographic ‘cultural probe’ and ‘photo-elicitation’ research methods - used as part of a research study which aims to improve therapeutic exercise devices for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

Keywords

Persuasive Design; Technology; Design for health; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Qualitative Research; Photo-elicitation; Successful Aging

References

1. Department of Health.: The Musculoskeletal Services Framework – A joint responsibility: doing it differently. pg36 (2006)

2. National Audit Office.: Services for People With Rheumatoid Arthritis. The Stationery Office. pg5 (2009)

3. Gaver; Bill; Tony Dunne; and Elena Pacenti.: Design: Cultural Probes. Interactions 6; no. 1; pp 21-29. (1999)

4. Prosser; J.; and A. Loxley.: Introducing Visual Methods. ESRC National Centre for Research Methods (2008)

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