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Caregivers of older adults often undertake their caregiving journey driven by filial obligation, facing inherent expectations and multifaceted roles. While Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research has explored these roles, some invisible work in ...

To maintain safety, ensure a positive user experience, and guarantee long-term use, robots must follow the established conventions of caregivers and residents in healthcare settings. To investigate which interpersonal distance conventions are expected ...

MAPPO (Mascota Asistencial Para Pacientes Oncológicos) is a social robot designed to guide, help and keep company children who are experiencing cancer and their caregivers. It helps them face the daily challenges related to the side effects of treatments,...

Parents' use of mobile devices (tablets and mobile phones) while caring for children is considered to be beneficial, but also problematic. In this study, we aimed to understand parents' technology non-/use practices around infants and toddlers in the ...

There are over three million people living with epilepsy in the U.S. People with epilepsy experience multiple daily challenges such as seizures, social isolation, social stigma, experience of physical and emotional symptoms, medication side effects, ...

There has been increasing interest in designing for dementia in recent years. Empirical investigation is now needed of the long-term role of caregivers in appropriating ICTs into the complex daily life of people with dementia (PwD). We present here the ...

In pediatric chronic care, the treatment process affects not just the child's physical health, but his or her psychosocial and emotional development. As a result, caring for pediatric patients with a chronic illness such as cancer is becoming a daunting ...

Although research has demonstrated improved outcomes for outpatients who receive peer support-such as through online health communities, support groups, and mentoring systems-hospitalized patients have few mechanisms to receive such valuable support. To ...

Individuals with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) collaborate with spousal caregivers daily to pursue what is most important to their health and well-being. Previous research in human-computer interaction has supported individuals with chronic ...

Often, family caregivers experience difficulties in coordinating older adults' health care because it requires not only a lot of time but also a diverse set of responsibilities to coordinate care for their loved ones. While many can reduce their ...

This paper describes recent developments in a research project that seeks to explore and describe how caregiving robots should function by analyzing caregiving in elders' homes, creating a detailed account of current elder care practices, and ...

Typically developing children usually master selffeeding by the age of three years. However, children with Cerebral Palsy and other developmental disabilities encounter great difficulties acquiring this instrumental ability. In an effort to motivate ...

Health and wellness have drawn significant attention in the HCI and CSCW communities. Many prior studies have focused on designing technologies that are patient-centric, allowing caregivers to take better care of patients. Less has been done in ...

Our world population is ageing and it is projected that in Singapore alone, 20% of Singapore Population will reach above the age of 65 in year 2030 with current population growth rate. The increase in the proportion of ageing persons (65 years or older) ...

In this paper, we describe the software architecture of a commercially run home assistance system that allows patients or elderly people to stay longer at home. Since such systems often have to handle sensitive medical information, the protection of the ...

Keeping track of the fluctuations in functional abilities that elders experience is important for early detection of cognitive decline and maintaining independence. In this proposal, I describe my research in understanding how to design ubiquitous home ...

When a child is hospitalized with a serious illness such as cancer, parents and other close family often take on new roles as caregivers. Previous qualitative studies indicate that caregiving coordination work changes systematically across illness and ...

Enhancing relationships between caregivers and older adult care recipients relationships are a common goal for caregivers all over the world. One way to improve a relationship is through gratitude. Therefore, we designed and built a high-fidelity ...

People living with dementia as well as dementia caregivers are finding new ways to provide and receive support online. The emerging use of social media platforms-such as TikTok, Clubhouse, and Facebook-by people with dementia and dementia caregivers ...

MAPPO (Mascota Asistencial Para Pacientes Oncológicos) is a social robot designed to guide, help and keep company children who are experiencing cancer and their caregivers. It helps them face the daily challenges related to the side effects of treatments,...