TY - GEN
T1 - VitaApp
T2 - 9th Conference on Information and Communication Technologies of Ecuador, TICEC 2021
AU - Cedillo, Priscila
AU - Collaguazo-Malla, Christian
AU - Sánchez, William
AU - Cárdenas-Delgado, Paúl
AU - Prado-Cabrera, Daniela
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - AAC
KW - Elderlies
KW - Software engineering
KW - User interfaces
KW - Web application
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85121653725
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-89941-7_6
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-89941-7_6
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85121653725
SN - 9783030899400
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 75
EP - 86
BT - Information and Communication Technologies - 9th Conference of Ecuador, TICEC 2021, Proceedings
A2 - Salgado Guerrero, Juan Pablo
A2 - Chicaiza Espinosa, Janneth
A2 - Cerrada Lozada, Mariela
A2 - Berrezueta-Guzman, Santiago
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 24 November 2021 through 26 November 2021
ER -