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Co-designing mind-body technologies for sleep with adolescents
Savitha Sangameswaran1, Megan Laine1, Nick Reid1
1University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium
|January 15, 2024
Summary
Adolescents need better sleep solutions. Co-designing digital mind-body tools revealed key preferences for technology that is functional, private, customizable, multi-modal, and context-aware to improve teen sleep.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Adolescent Sleep Science
- Human-Computer Interaction
Background:
- Adolescent sleep is crucial for well-being but often insufficient.
- Mind-body interventions show promise for improving sleep.
- Limited research exists on adolescents' preferences for digital mind-body sleep technologies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore adolescent perspectives on mind-body technologies for sleep.
- To identify key design considerations for digital sleep solutions tailored to adolescents.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a co-design approach involving 16 adolescents.
- Analyzed design sessions to identify emergent themes.
Main Results:
- Four major themes emerged: system behavior, modality, content, and context.
- Adolescents prefer technologies that are multi-functional yet non-distracting.
- They value intelligent, private, and customizable content.
- Interaction modalities and contextual factors are significant.
Conclusions:
- Technology-based mind-body sleep interventions for adolescents should be designed with specific considerations.
- Recommendations include balancing functionality with focus, ensuring privacy and trust, offering personalization, supporting diverse interaction methods, and acknowledging the adolescent's environment.
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