Co-designing mind-body technologies for sleep with adolescents

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2024 Jan 11;2023:1257-1266. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTSleep is critical for well-being, yet adolescents do not get enough sleep. Mind-body approaches can help. Despite the potential of technology to support mind-body approaches for sleep, there is a lack of research on adolescent preferences for digital mind-body technology. We use co-design to examine adolescent perspectives on mind-body technologies for sleep. From our analysis of design sessions with 16 adolescents, four major themes emerged: system behavior, modality, content, and context. In light of these key findings, we recommend that technology-based mind-body approaches to sleep for adolescents be designed to 1) serve multiple functions while avoiding distractions, 2) provide intelligent content while maintaining privacy and trust, 3) provide a variety of content with the ability to customize and personalize, 4) offer multiple modalities for interaction with technology, and 5) consider the context of adolescent and their families. Findings provide a foundation for designing mind-body technologies for adolescent sleep.PMID:38222402 | PMC:PMC10785901
Source: AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings - Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Source Type: research