Co-Designing a Digital Solution for Decreasing Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older People in Sweden: Explorative Study
The iterative co-design process ensured that the solution was grounded in user needs, which may have contributed to the usability and acceptability of the Fik@ room and potentially effective in reducing loneliness and social isolation among older people. Future research should focus on evaluating effects in a real-world setting.
Authors
- Caroline Eklund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9890-8249)
- Charlotta Åkerlind (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8360-9529)
- Annelie K. Gusdal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6448-5866)
- Viktoria Zander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1587-2835)
- Petra von Heideken Wågert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6292-7010)
Institutions
- Mälardalen University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/78213
- Primary Topic
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00