Designing Stress Management Interventions for Older Adults to Improve Wellbeing

We are experiencing an increase in the number of older adults. This presents both challenges and opportunities in the field of HCI research in terms of health self-management technology. This paper presents on-going work to design a mobile application that supports older adults in managing stress and sleep. The aim is to explore if sensor technology and a tablet application can be used to present intuitive feedback on stress levels and sleeping patterns with a view to reducing stress, improving sleep quality and increasing health and well-being overall.