A Design of Leisure Participation Information Service Model for the Elderly

碩士 === 國立中興大學 === 資訊管理學系所 === 103 === Compared to young people, most elderly people have retired, which means "work" is no longer the largest proportion of life but leisure activity plays an important role in their life. Research indicates that participation in leisure activities enhances...

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Main Authors: Hsueh-Ming Chiang, 江學明
Other Authors: 陳育毅
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/44019296333775386594
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Summary:碩士 === 國立中興大學 === 資訊管理學系所 === 103 === Compared to young people, most elderly people have retired, which means "work" is no longer the largest proportion of life but leisure activity plays an important role in their life. Research indicates that participation in leisure activities enhances physiological, psychological and social aspects of activity, which allows the elderly to get a new role and continue to interact with the community. This study is to design a leisure participation motivation IT service model, and implement leisure activity information mobile applications to enhance the elderly participating in leisure activities. This study will explore the factors of motivation and leisure participation of senior citizens, organize leisure activities type and collect interface design principles applicable to the elderly. A leisure activities information service system will be designed, and we will use questionnaire designing with Technology Acceptance Model to test the effectiveness of the system. We expect this system to encourage seniors to be more involved in leisure activities to enhance physical and spiritual health. This research paper contains: (1) Leisure Participation Motivations and factors of the elderly; (2) Types of leisure activity and interface design principles applicable to seniors; and (3) A mobile application designed with the former concepts, with features of functions and interface design.