Food for talk: Photo frames to support social connectedness for elderly people in a nursing home

Margit Biemans; Betsy van Dijk

Food for talk: Photo frames to support social connectedness for elderly people in a nursing home

Margit Biemans, Betsy van Dijk

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Abstract

Social connectedness is crucial to someone’s well-being. A case study is conducted to test whether the social connectedness of elderly people living in a nursing home and their family and friends can be improved through a photo frame. A SIM-based photo frame is used to keep the elderly people informed about the comings and goings of their loved ones. Eight elderly people living in a nursing home participated in this case study for 6-7 weeks. A content analysis of the photos revealed that the photos often were related to special events or holidays that happened in the past. Interviews indicated that the photos mainly served as food for talk, i.e. the photos initiated conversations between the elderly people mutually, with their family members and with the healthcare professionals. They all liked the photo frame and it didn’t serve as a means to exchange news, but as a catalyst to talk –mainly- about the past.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ECCE '09: European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics
Subtitle of host publication	Designing beyond the Product - Understanding Activity and User Experience in Ubiquitous Environments
Editors	Leena Norros, Hanna Koskinen, Leena Salo, Paula Savioja
Place of Publication	Helsinki
Publisher	VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Pages	147-154
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-951-38-6340-1
ISBN (Print)	978-951-38-6339-5
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	27th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, ECCE 2009: Designing beyond the Product – Understanding Activity and User Experience in Ubiquitous Environments - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 28 Sep 2009 → 2 Oct 2009 Conference number: 27

Conference

Conference	27th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, ECCE 2009
Abbreviated title	ECCE
Country	Finland
City	Helsinki
Period	28/09/09 → 2/10/09

Keywords

HMI-HF: Human Factors
User evaluation
Photo-sharing
Social connectedness

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Biemans, M., & van Dijk, B. (2009). Food for talk: Photo frames to support social connectedness for elderly people in a nursing home. In L. Norros, H. Koskinen, L. Salo, & P. Savioja (Eds.), ECCE '09: European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics: Designing beyond the Product - Understanding Activity and User Experience in Ubiquitous Environments (pp. 147-154). VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.5555/1690508.1690528

Biemans, Margit ; van Dijk, Betsy. / Food for talk : Photo frames to support social connectedness for elderly people in a nursing home. ECCE '09: European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics: Designing beyond the Product - Understanding Activity and User Experience in Ubiquitous Environments. editor / Leena Norros ; Hanna Koskinen ; Leena Salo ; Paula Savioja. Helsinki : VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 2009. pp. 147-154

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Biemans, M & van Dijk, B 2009, Food for talk: Photo frames to support social connectedness for elderly people in a nursing home. in L Norros, H Koskinen, L Salo & P Savioja (eds), ECCE '09: European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics: Designing beyond the Product - Understanding Activity and User Experience in Ubiquitous Environments. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Helsinki, pp. 147-154, 27th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, ECCE 2009, Helsinki, Finland, 28/09/09. <https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.5555/1690508.1690528>

Food for talk : Photo frames to support social connectedness for elderly people in a nursing home. / Biemans, Margit; van Dijk, Betsy.

ECCE '09: European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics: Designing beyond the Product - Understanding Activity and User Experience in Ubiquitous Environments. ed. / Leena Norros; Hanna Koskinen; Leena Salo; Paula Savioja. Helsinki : VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 2009. p. 147-154.

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

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Biemans M, van Dijk B. Food for talk: Photo frames to support social connectedness for elderly people in a nursing home. In Norros L, Koskinen H, Salo L, Savioja P, editors, ECCE '09: European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics: Designing beyond the Product - Understanding Activity and User Experience in Ubiquitous Environments. Helsinki: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. 2009. p. 147-154