Ewan Soubutts

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From Sleep Scores to Self-Knowledge: Older Adults’ Experiences with Tracking Sleep Using the Oura Ring

As people age, sleep often becomes lighter, more fragmented, and a source of increasing concern. Smart rings, like Oura, offer a discreet and comfortable means of supporting sleep tracking, yet it remains unclear how older adults engage with the sleep-related insights they provide. Our research investigates how older…

CUI '252nd AuthorIntelligent Voice Assistants (Alexa, Siri, etc.) +1

Understanding the Multimodal Voice Assistant as an Informal and Social Care Support Tool in the UK

Telecare devices help deliver health and care outside of clinical settings. However, digital infrastructure modernisation in the UK could render previously relied-on telecare devices for social care obsolete. With local councils and informal carers struggling to contain social care costs and provide quality health and…

CHI '252nd AuthorSocial Platform Design & User Behavior +2

Challenges and Opportunities for the Design of Inclusive Social Media Experiences with LGBT+ Older Adults

Social isolation is a common experience for LGBT+ older adults (OAs) that is often compounded by prejudices of age, sexuality, or gender identity. Little research has explored the specific social needs and barriers that LGBT+ OAs face, particularly in online spaces. To address this gap, we conducted interviews with 10…

CHI '251st AuthorAging-Friendly Technology Design +1

Hidden Opportunities for Elder Living: Understanding Shared Technology Troubles and Benefits for Older Adults in the UK Cost of Living Crisis

The uptake of digital technology by older adults and service-providers has been partly driven by the pandemic but more recently by the erosion of in-person services because of increasing austerity and a harsher global economic climate. Against the backdrop of the UK’s cost of living crisis, we examine technology used…

CHI '252nd AuthorAging-Friendly Technology Design +2

Beyond the 'Unofficial Proxy' - Navigating Technology Support for Older Adults' Banking Activities with Close Others

In the context of extensive bank branch closures, and a rapidly ageing population, older adults’ (OAs’) reluctance to adopt digital banking platforms by themselves is concerning. However, many OAs rely on the support of close others (COs) to complete banking activities with them. This support is mostly provided throug…

CHI '254th AuthorTechnology Ethics & Critical HCI +1

Exploring Positionality in HCI: Perspectives, Trends, and Challenges

Positionality acknowledges that researchers’ subjectivities, values and experiences influence approaches to and outcomes of research. It underlines and promotes self-awareness and explicit demonstration of reflexivity. To understand how positionality is conceptualised and used in HCI, we conducted two studies: (i) a s…

CHI '241st AuthorCognitive Impairment & Neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia) +2

Challenges and Opportunities for the Design of Inclusive Digital Mental Health Tools: Understanding Culturally Diverse Young People's Experiences

Mental health issues affect approximately 13% of people aged 10-24 years old worldwide. In Western countries (e.g. USA, UK, Australia), mental health issues are particularly prominent in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) individuals, yet they are disproportionately affected in relation to service provision.…

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