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Designing Inclusive Smartwatch Interfaces: Guidelines for Enhancing Usability and Adoption Among Older Adults

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datacite.subject.fosEngenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Eletrónica e Informática
datacite.subject.sdg10:Reduzir as Desigualdades
dc.contributor.authorP. Duarte , Rui
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Valter
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Valter
dc.contributor.authorMota, Mikael
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-14T14:37:47Z
dc.date.available2025-10-14T14:37:47Z
dc.date.issued2025-04-10
dc.description.abstractAging introduces sensory, motor, and cognitive challenges and limited familiarity with digital interfaces, often hindering older adults’ adoption of new technologies. Smartwatches, with their compact size and health monitoring features, promise to improve older adults’ quality of life. However, their small screens and complex interfaces create significant usability barriers. While guidelines for mobile and web interfaces exist, frameworks for smartwatch design still need to be explored. This study addresses this gap by proposing smartwatch-specific design guidelines for older adults. Through an analysis of user challenges, existing design principles, and smartwatch constraints, the research formulates actionable recommendations to enhance usability and user experience. The contributions include identifying key obstacles older adults face with smartwatches, evaluating the applicability of established guidelines, creating tailored design principles for small screens, and developing a design system that balances simplicity, usability, and functionality. These contributions aim to facilitate smartwatch adoption and improve the inclusivity of digital technologies for older adults.eng
dc.identifier.citationR. P. Duarte, V. N. N. Alves and M. Mota, "Designing Inclusive Smartwatch Interfaces: Guidelines for Enhancing Usability and Adoption Among Older Adults," in IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 64901-64929, 2025, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3559726. keywords: {Wearable Health Monitoring Systems;Older adults;Guidelines;Usability;Design methodology;User experience;Monitoring;Faces;Aging;Visualization;Design guidelines;human-computer interaction;smartwatch;older adults,
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3559726
dc.identifier.eissn2169-3536
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/9482
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherIEEE Canada
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10962138
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectDesign guidelines
dc.subjectHuman-Computer Interaction
dc.subjectSmartwatches
dc.subjectOlder Adults
dc.titleDesigning Inclusive Smartwatch Interfaces: Guidelines for Enhancing Usability and Adoption Among Older Adultseng
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oaire.citation.titleIEEE Access
oaire.citation.volume13
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person.familyNameMonteiro Amaro Duarte
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person.givenNameRui Pedro
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