Ofrivillig ensamhet och isolering hos äldre : Hur kan man genom användarcentrerad design möjliggöra skapandet av nya kontakter för seniorer och minimera effekterna av ensamhet som följd?

Sammanfattning: The study examines how the effects of loneliness and isolation among seniors can be reduced with the help of user-centered design. Users, seniors but also care staff and project managers have participated in the study through interviews, both individually and in groups. With the insights that the interviews contributed, suggestions for concepts were sorted, compared and evaluated according to how well they could fulfill the purpose of the study.  The concept with the most potential was developed several times into different designs in order to review the overall possibilities. By that the final concept appeared. The final result became an exhibition concept in a pop-up format with the main purpose of making it possible for seniors to find new contacts in their home environment.