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Andersson, Anders-Petter, 1969-, et al.
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Vocal and tangible interaction crossing borders
2013
In: Include Asia 2013 Proceedings. - London : Helen Hamlyn Centre of Design, The Royal College of Art in London, The Hong Kong Design Centre. - 9781907342707
Conference paper (peer-reviewed) abstract
Our voice and body are important parts of our self-expression and self-experience for all of us. They are also essential for our way to communicate and build relations cross borders such as abilities, ages, locations and backgrounds. Voice, body and tangibility gradually become more important for ICT, due to increased development of tangible interaction and mobile communication. The voice and tangible interaction therefore also become more important for the Universal Design field. In this paper we present and discuss our work with voice and tangible interaction in our ongoing research project RHYME. The goal is to improve health for families, adults and children with disabilities through use of collaborative, musical, tangible and sensorial media. We build on use of voice in Music Therapy, knowledge from multi-sensory stimulation and on a humanistic health approach. Our challenge is to design vocal and tangible interactive media that are sensorially stimulating. Interactive media that through use reduce isolation and passivity and increase empowerment for all the users. We use sound recognition, generative sound synthesis, vibrations and cross-media techniques, to create rhythms, melodies and harmonic chords to stimulate voice-body connections, positive emotions and structures for actions.
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Cappelen, Birgitta, 1962-, et al.
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Towards an empowering tangible interaction design for diversity
2013
In: Include Asia 2013 Proceedings. - London : The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, The ROyal College of Art in London, Hong Kong Desing Centre. - 9781907342707
Conference paper (peer-reviewed) abstract
The seven principles of Universal Design, such as ”4. Perceptible Information” and ”5. Tolerance for errors”, are formulated from the design’s or system’s perspective. The principles focus on the qualities of the system or design, not on the value of use, the long time experience and use by many different people. Nor do the principles embrace a cultural and social understanding of the value of things, designs and situations. In this paper we argue for the necessity to broaden this narrow system or product design perspective, when designing to empower diverse users. Our field of study is musical and cross-media Tangible Interaction Design, where multimedia computer capabilities are included in everyday objects. Our goal is to motivate social and musical co-creation for families with disabled children to improve their health and quality of life. To extend our design thinking, practice and understanding of a design’s value, meaning and empowering potential, we build on a humanistic health approach, resource-oriented thinking, Positive psychology and Empowerment philosophy. In the paper we present and discuss how we design cross-media, interactive, tangible and musical things to motivate and empower a variety of users in our on-going RHYME project.
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Garmy, Pernilla, 1973-, et al.
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Öppet digitalt seminarium om ”Stress, smärta och läkemedelsanvändning hos ungdomar”
2021
Conference paper (pop. science, debate, etc.) abstract
Öppet digitalt seminarium om ”Stress, smärta och läkemedelsanvändning hos ungdomar”. Doktorand Tide Garnow presenterar en ny studie om ledsenhet och hälsobesvär hos ungdomar. Forskarna Pernilla Garmy och Eva-Lena Einberg presenterar tillsammans med magisterstudenter studier i forskningsprojektet "Stress, smärta och läkemedelsanvändning hos ungdomar”. Seminariet arrangeras av forskningsmiljön Cyphisco i samarbete med Forskningsplattformen Hälsa i Samverkan vid Högskolan Kristianstad.Seminariet spelades in, se länk: https://hkrplay.hkr.se/media/t/0_sbig84lx
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Hena, Momota, et al.
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Prevalence and association of depressive symptoms with the consumption of analgesics among adolescents
2018
In: 10th Excellence in Pediatrics Conference—2018 Book of Abstracts. ; , s. 78-79
Conference paper (other academic/artistic) abstract
Introduction: Depression is a major cause of morbidity and disability worldwide, and according to the World Health Organization, it is the fourth leading cause of disease burden. Depression is a complex condition that can have disabling effects on an individual’s personal relationships, productivity and general health. A large group of youths are at risk for depression, which is more pervasive than normal teenage mood swings. The worldwide prevalence rate of depression among adolescents is approximately 4–8%. Depressive symptoms have a significant association with how physiological pain is perceived. In Sweden, non-prescribed over-the-counter (OTC) drugs have seen permitted since 2009. Therefore, analgesics like paracetamol and ibuprofen are available from retail shops for all customers, including adolescents. Studies on the use of OTC drugs in Sweden have revealed how Swedish teenagers can be vulnerable as new customers due to gaps in knowledge and misconceptions about OTC drugs.Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms, physiological pain and the consumption of analgesics, as well as the association between depressive symptoms and the consumption of analgesics among Swedish adolescents between 13 and 15 years old. The hypothesis of this study is that there is a correlation between depressive symptoms and analgesic intake among Swedish adolescents.Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in six municipalities in southern Sweden from 2012 to 2014. All schools with students in grade 8 were asked to participate in the study, and 21 of the 23 eligible schools agreed to participate. Questionnaires were distributed among the students, and consent responses were obtained. Depressive symptoms were measured by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), scores ≥16.Results: The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 37% among girls and 13% among boys. The prevalence rate of consuming analgesics during the last weeks was 57% among girls and 29% among boys. A multivariate logistic regression showed that depressive symptoms are significantly associated with the consumption of analgesics among teenagers.Conclusion: This paper could contribute to the wider research scope in the global community in terms of how increasing use of OTC analgesics among adolescents might be a sign that the health care system should focus on their complex psychosocial problems. Further research should be done on what to target when supporting adolescents who are struggling with pain and higher consumption of analgesics to educate them about pain-management strategies.
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