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This chapter is focused on intuitive interaction with various interfaces for people living with dementia. First, we describe the enhanced intuitive interaction framework, which contains a continuum suggesting various pathways to intuitive use that can be included in the design of interfaces. We discuss how it relates to users, and specifically how it may assist users living with dementia. Then three empirical studies conducted over two continents are discussed. Each involved participants living with dementia using interfaces in a lab. Data were analyzed for task completion, reaction times and completion times (Studies 1 and 2), and presence and effectiveness of physical and perceived affordances (two of the proposed pathways to intuitive use on the EFII continuum). These data were then compared according to the enhanced intuitive interaction framework, and the findings suggested that employing interface features that are more familiar and more ubiquitous for the target population would likely make the interfaces more intuitive for people living with dementia to use. The implications of these finders for users living with dementia and those designing for them are discussed.
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The one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) is used to determine whether there are any statistically significant differences between the means of three or more independent (unrelated) groups.
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The MoCA is a cognitive screening test designed to assist health professionals in the detection of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.
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NVivo is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer software package produced by QSR International.
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The Taiwanese researchers would like to extend their gratitude to the Department of Neurology, Cardinal Tien Hospital, as well as to all the participants that made this study possible. The research was supported by the grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Grant 107-2410-H-030-059-MY2.
The Canadian researchers are thankful to all the participants and the staff at Alzheimer’s Society of Durham and Memory and Company for facilitating recruitment of participants and data collection. The authors gratefully acknowledge the grant from AGE-WELL.
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Blackler, A., Chen, LH., Desai, S., Astell, A. (2020). Intuitive Interaction Framework in User-Product Interaction for People Living with Dementia. In: Brankaert, R., Kenning, G. (eds) HCI and Design in the Context of Dementia. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32835-1_10
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