Wearables & Apps in Community Living & Knowledge
Programme: URECA Undergraduate Research Programme
Supervisors: Asst Prof Edmund W. J. Lee, Ms. Huanyu Bao
Published in: Sage Digital Health Journal, 2025 — DOI: 10.1177/20552076251390573
Main author and researcher of a study on the co-development process of a mobile health app for older adults, leading user research, needs analysis, and prototype testing under a government-funded initiative. Worked with healthcare stakeholders, users, and designers to refine features, validate usability, and ensure accessibility.
Stakeholders
- 10 older adults
- 5 healthcare providers
- 5 community center managers
- 5 tech developers
Methodology
- Insights Gathering — prior experiences, motivational drivers, usability barriers
- Feature Ideation — discussed features and proposed new functionalities
- Usability Testing — structured surveys using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS)
Key Findings
Motivational Drivers: Incentives such as household vouchers, communal activities
Usability Barriers: Lack of multilingual interfaces, complex navigation, difficult data entry, poor presentation, dissatisfaction with icon/text sizes and color contrast
Proposed Enhancements
- Video guides for onboarding
- Enhanced readability (larger text, better contrast)
- Goal-oriented rewards system
- AI-powered nutrition tracking