title: Example of the application of the PERSONA methodology in the definition of needs and requirements for the WeTakeCare system.
abstract: In user-centred design and marketing, personas are fictional characters created to represent the different user types that might use a site, brand, or product in a similar way [1]. As in other projects, the main application and use value of the persona approach in WeTakeCare project has been to depict and thus make "vivid" the characters and the milieus created and selected. It has helped to better understand and communicate the differences among the potential users. It has also helped to understand the heterogeneity and diversity of the users' lives and to focus on how to meet their actual needs [2].
authors: Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia.
authors: Ricard
authors: R
authors: Barbera-Guillem
authors: Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia.
authors: Rakel
authors: R
authors: Poveda-Puente
authors: ZHAW.
authors: Silke
authors: S
authors: Neumann
authors: ZHAW.
authors: Heidrun
authors: H
authors: Becker
authors: CPMTI.
authors: Miguel
authors: M
authors: Ramírez
authors: KAASA.
authors: Arno
authors: A
authors: Wienholtz
authors: VASOS.
authors: Inge
authors: I
authors: Schaedler
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D012656:Self-Help Devices / Q000523:psychology