VitaApp: Augmentative and Alternative Communication System Aimed at Older Adults

Priscila Cedillo; Christian Collaguazo-Malla; William Sánchez; Paúl Cárdenas-Delgado; Daniela Prado-Cabrera

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-89941-7_6

VitaApp: Augmentative and Alternative Communication System Aimed at Older Adults

Priscila Cedillo
, Christian Collaguazo-Malla
, William Sánchez
, Paúl Cárdenas-Delgado
, Daniela Prado-Cabrera

Universidad de Cuenca

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems (AACs) is an important study area for people who need alternative ways to communicate their ideas. An AAC web system based on pictograms for the elderly VitaApp is pre- sented in this paper. The system results from the implementation of the last phase of the UIAAC method, which guides the design and implementation of AAC systems aimed at older adults. VitaApp is based on a client-server architecture, divided into three roles: a) administrator, carer: these oversee customizing the interface and have dedicated web applications; b) elderly: they use the AAC application that their caregiver personalizes for them. The graphical interface of the AAC application is evaluated through a case study that was applied to an older adult, his caregiver, and a clinical psychologist; in this, the ease of use, usefulness, and future use of the web application were evaluated. The results show that its users perceive VitaApp as an alternative communication support tool, useful, easy to use, and considered to be used in the future.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information and Communication Technologies - 9th Conference of Ecuador, TICEC 2021, Proceedings
Editors	Juan Pablo Salgado Guerrero, Janneth Chicaiza Espinosa, Mariela Cerrada Lozada, Santiago Berrezueta-Guzman
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	75-86
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9783030899400
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89941-7_6
State	Published - 2021
Event	9th Conference on Information and Communication Technologies of Ecuador, TICEC 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 24 Nov 2021 → 26 Nov 2021

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	1456 CCIS
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-0937

Conference

Conference	9th Conference on Information and Communication Technologies of Ecuador, TICEC 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	24/11/21 → 26/11/21

Keywords

AAC
Elderlies
Software engineering
User interfaces
Web application

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10.1007/978-3-030-89941-7_6

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Cedillo, P., Collaguazo-Malla, C., Sánchez, W., Cárdenas-Delgado, P., & Prado-Cabrera, D. (2021). VitaApp: Augmentative and Alternative Communication System Aimed at Older Adults. In J. P. Salgado Guerrero, J. Chicaiza Espinosa, M. Cerrada Lozada, & S. Berrezueta-Guzman (Eds.), Information and Communication Technologies - 9th Conference of Ecuador, TICEC 2021, Proceedings (pp. 75-86). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1456 CCIS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89941-7_6

Cedillo, Priscila ; Collaguazo-Malla, Christian ; Sánchez, William et al. / VitaApp : Augmentative and Alternative Communication System Aimed at Older Adults. Information and Communication Technologies - 9th Conference of Ecuador, TICEC 2021, Proceedings. editor / Juan Pablo Salgado Guerrero ; Janneth Chicaiza Espinosa ; Mariela Cerrada Lozada ; Santiago Berrezueta-Guzman. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. pp. 75-86 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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Cedillo, P, Collaguazo-Malla, C, Sánchez, W, Cárdenas-Delgado, P & Prado-Cabrera, D 2021, VitaApp: Augmentative and Alternative Communication System Aimed at Older Adults. in JP Salgado Guerrero, J Chicaiza Espinosa, M Cerrada Lozada & S Berrezueta-Guzman (eds), Information and Communication Technologies - 9th Conference of Ecuador, TICEC 2021, Proceedings. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 1456 CCIS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 75-86, 9th Conference on Information and Communication Technologies of Ecuador, TICEC 2021, Virtual, Online, 24/11/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89941-7_6

VitaApp: Augmentative and Alternative Communication System Aimed at Older Adults. / Cedillo, Priscila; Collaguazo-Malla, Christian; Sánchez, William et al.
Information and Communication Technologies - 9th Conference of Ecuador, TICEC 2021, Proceedings. ed. / Juan Pablo Salgado Guerrero; Janneth Chicaiza Espinosa; Mariela Cerrada Lozada; Santiago Berrezueta-Guzman. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. p. 75-86 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1456 CCIS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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