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Memory problems are often associated with the ageing process and are one of the commonest effects of brain injury. Electronic memory aids have been successfully used as a compensatory approach to provide reminders to individuals with prospective memory problems. This paper describes the usability issues surrounding the development of a new memory aid rendered on a personal digital assistant (PDA); in addition, it discusses the importance of a user-centred design process for the development of the memory aid and preliminary qualitative findings from interviews and focus groups of disabled or elderly users.
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Inglis, E., Szymkowiak, A., Gregor, P. et al. Issues surrounding the user-centred development of a new interactive memory aid. UAIS 2, 226–234 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-003-0057-7
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