Grants and Contributions:

Developing an inclusive design guideline for human-computer interaction (HCI) for virtual care adaptation to accommodate cardiac rehab older adults patients with disability

998415

$151,800.00

Nov 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2026

Research showed that health disparity within virtual care stems from the fact that a large amount of human-computer interaction (HCI) systems are designed for someone conceived as the "standard person" overlooking all the people with different physical, sensory or cognitive features. The issue of matching product features with users' characteristics is currently being addressed by the own user adapting themselves to the interface. As a consequence, users who are not able to adapt themselves are simply left out and cannot benefit from those products or services. The goal of this project is to develop an inclusive HCI design of virtual care to accommodate cardiac rehab patients with disability. This project is divided into 3 PAGE 4 main phases. In the first phase of this project, the research team will explore the current state of inclusivity of the technologies that are currently being used by cardiac rehab older adult patients. In the next phase, the research team will put the patients with disability at the core of our research study and will capture their unique needs in terms of receiving virtual cardiac rehabilitation. After conducting a series of studies and understanding where the technology should be and what features they have to offer to the patients, the research team then will conduct a feasibility and barriers assessment to clarify a path forward and provide recommendations to technology providers, health providers, health administrators, and government authorities on how to make virtual care more inclusive and accommodative to people with disability.

National Research Council Canada

In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3H 4R2

172-2022-2023-Q4-998415

Grant

Grants and Contributions

886806561

Academia

This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreement has been modified by 365 days.

Dec 3, 2025

Dalhousie University

Halifax

12006

Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.

541710