title: Design of an interactive digital nutritional education package for elderly people.
abstract: Designing a system for the elderly is crucial, as aging is associated with physiological changes that may impair perception, cognition and other social aspects; therefore, many aspects need consideration, especially in interface design. This study was conducted to develop a digital nutritional education package (WE Sihat) by following appropriate guidelines for elderly people to achieve better design interface and interaction. Touch-screen technology was used as a platform for user interaction. The nutritional content was based on previous nutrition studies and a lifestyle education package on healthy aging, which contains four modules. The questionnaires were distributed to 31 Malay subjects aged 60-76 years old, containing an evaluation about the overall content, graphics, design layout, colour, font size, audio/video, user-perceived satisfaction and acceptance levels. The findings showed positive feedback and acceptance. Most subjects agreed that the digital nutritional education package can increase their nutritional knowledge for a healthy lifestyle and is easy to use. The touch-screen technology was also well accepted by elderly people and can be used as a kiosk for disseminating nutrition education for healthy aging.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Visual Informatics (IVI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Selangor, Malaysia. nma@ftsm.ukm.my
authors.forename: Nazlena Mohamad
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Suzana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shahar
authors.forename: You Lee
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Kee
authors.forename: Azir Rezha
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Norizan
authors.forename: Shahrul Azman Mohd
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Noah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012985:Software Design; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014584:User-Computer Interface