ABI watch
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Investigating the efficacy, usability and user experience of a smartwatch as a reminding device for people with acquired brain injury – a single case experimental design (ABI-watch)
IRAS ID
172269
Contact name
Matthew Jamieson
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 1 days
Research summary
People with ABI often have prospective memory difficulties and reminding technologies have the potential compensate for memory problems.
Despite the existence of 15 years’ worth of evidence for reminding technology, there is still relatively little uptake of reminding technology amongst people with ABI.
Although there are many reasons why technology might not be used by this group, practical issues such as the availability and cost of reminding hardware and software has been found to be an important factor.
Smartwatches seem like an ideal, affordable, off-the-shelf reminding device for people with ABI because they are highly noticeable, can’t be misplaced (as long as they are worn) and can give notifications which can not only prompt at a given time but can remain on the phone to remind people about future intentions whenever they check the time. This single case experimental design (SCED) study aims to investigate the efficacy of the smartwatch as a reminding device for people with ABI. We are also interested in the usability and user experience of this device for this population.REC name
West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/WM/0079
Date of REC Opinion
27 Feb 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion