This project serves as both a qualitative research study as was as an opportunity to engage in participatory design for several robots that are currently being iteratively developed by industry partners and engineers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Robots are becoming pervasive throughout contemporary society, including the context of domestic activities. Even though people know that robots do not have human motivations or feelings, robots tend to naturally elicit socioemotional reactions from people; that is, people interact with,
The Blood Pressure Study is a theory-based, technology-enhanced comprehensive self-management system that supports hypertension medication adherence and blood pressure (BP) management for older adults. This study will foster self-management, through greater personal autonomy and competence, with potential to reduce hypertension-associated
Enhancing Quality of Life for Older Adults With and Without MCI through Social Engagement Over Video Technology.
Technology has the potential to improve the independence and quality of life for older people by providing access to information and services, enhancing access to health care services, augmenting memory functioning, and providing increased opportunities for social interaction, recreation, and
Investigate social isolation among older Illinoisians. The research interest is to conduct baseline analyses on loneliness variables, predictor variables of loneliness, assessment tools, and possible effective interventions.
The goals of this project are 1) to assess the feasibility of the intervention protocol and identify active components and diagnostic measures of the intervention; and 2) assess the intervention efficacy to evaluate the extent to which the digital assistant
Aim 1 of this development project is to follow the principles of rapidly-executed, rigorous processes to yield a suite of voice-activated digital assistant applications for the following tasks: environmental control, healthcare reminders, physical activity engagement, and social interaction.
Aim 2
The purpose of the CRIS-Healthy Aging and Collaborations in Health, Aging, Research, and Technology (CHART) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign demonstration-study is to investigate older adults’ use of the Amazon Echo Show. This collaboration uses the expertise of both
The aim of this research is to understand patterns of social engagement and physical activity level on a national level over the last decade among older adults using a national