Leader: Tiziana Ferrante (SAPIENZA)
WP1 is related to WP2-WP3-WP4-WP5 as it provides the user needs analysis and definition of design guidelines and design tools. The specific goals are: 1) Needs and expectations analysis of users and formal and informal caregivers, through investigation methods of Human-Centred Design; 2) Definition of guidelines for the design of physical and digital interfaces of aids and enabling technologies, flatly accessible and user-friendly, for the improvement of quality of life of the elderly; 3) Definition of experimental protocols and evaluation methods proper to the Human-Centred Design approach in order to analyze the interaction between users, physical avatars and supporting tools, for the effective and satisfactory use of enabling technologies by elderly users; 4) Creation of an interdisciplinary framework for the assessment and monitoring of living environments with technology integration; 5) Development of a health promoting building evaluation and monitoring system in healthcare primary care service and definition of guidelines and design strategies; 6) Development and implementation of design support tools for assessment of the spatial and technological adaptability of housing to home health care.