Talking to toddlers: Drawing on mothers' perceptions of using wearable and mobile technology in the home

Dawn Choo; Shani Dettman; Richard Dowell; Robert Cowan

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-783-2-21

Talking to toddlers: Drawing on mothers' perceptions of using wearable and mobile technology in the home

Dawn Choo^*, Shani Dettman, Richard Dowell, Robert Cowan

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Background: Mother-child interactions often give rise to opportunities for early language learning in the context of everyday life. Persuasive technology has the potential to influence maternal language behaviours in the home and promote mothers' active engagement in the development of their children's communication skills. Aim: This paper explored maternal perceptions regarding the use of a language tracking wearable (Language Environment Analysis; LENA) device and a parent education smartphone application in an 8-week trial with their young children. Methods: Mother/child dyads were enrolled in a feasibility trial designed to obtain objective auditory and linguistic data from each child's naturalistic settings (Control Condition), provide feedback to mothers about their child's home language environment (LENA Feedback Condition), and to explore effectiveness of an app designed to promote meaningful parent/child interactions during daily routines (LENA Feedback and App Condition). Results and Discussion: The majority of mothers (80%) who participated in the trial reported a preference for using the mobile app and/or LENA technology again. Maternal responses during this pilot informed the design of an ongoing, prospective language intervention study for parents and their young children with significant hearing loss.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Integrating and connecting care
Subtitle of host publication	selected papers from the 25th Australian National Health InformatIcs Conference (HIC 2017)
Editors	Angela Ryan, Louise K. Schaper, Sue Whetton
Place of Publication	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	21-27
Number of pages	7
Volume	239
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614997832
ISBN (Print)	9781614997825
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-783-2-21
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	25th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2017 - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 6 Aug 2017 → 9 Aug 2017

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	239
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	25th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2017
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Brisbane
Period	6/08/17 → 9/08/17

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Copyright the Author(s) 2017. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

Keywords

child language environment
maternal language behaviour
smartphone app
user experience
wearable technology

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Choo, D., Dettman, S., Dowell, R., & Cowan, R. (2017). Talking to toddlers: Drawing on mothers' perceptions of using wearable and mobile technology in the home. In A. Ryan, L. K. Schaper, & S. Whetton (Eds.), Integrating and connecting care: selected papers from the 25th Australian National Health InformatIcs Conference (HIC 2017) (Vol. 239, pp. 21-27). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 239). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-783-2-21

Choo, Dawn ; Dettman, Shani ; Dowell, Richard et al. / Talking to toddlers : Drawing on mothers' perceptions of using wearable and mobile technology in the home. Integrating and connecting care: selected papers from the 25th Australian National Health InformatIcs Conference (HIC 2017). editor / Angela Ryan ; Louise K. Schaper ; Sue Whetton. Vol. 239 Amsterdam, Netherlands : IOS Press, 2017. pp. 21-27 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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Choo, D, Dettman, S, Dowell, R & Cowan, R 2017, Talking to toddlers: Drawing on mothers' perceptions of using wearable and mobile technology in the home. in A Ryan, LK Schaper & S Whetton (eds), Integrating and connecting care: selected papers from the 25th Australian National Health InformatIcs Conference (HIC 2017). vol. 239, Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 239, IOS Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 21-27, 25th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2017, Brisbane, Australia, 6/08/17. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-783-2-21

Talking to toddlers: Drawing on mothers' perceptions of using wearable and mobile technology in the home. / Choo, Dawn; Dettman, Shani; Dowell, Richard et al.
Integrating and connecting care: selected papers from the 25th Australian National Health InformatIcs Conference (HIC 2017). ed. / Angela Ryan; Louise K. Schaper; Sue Whetton. Vol. 239 Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press, 2017. p. 21-27 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 239).

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Choo D, Dettman S, Dowell R, Cowan R. Talking to toddlers: Drawing on mothers' perceptions of using wearable and mobile technology in the home. In Ryan A, Schaper LK, Whetton S, editors, Integrating and connecting care: selected papers from the 25th Australian National Health InformatIcs Conference (HIC 2017). Vol. 239. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press. 2017. p. 21-27. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-783-2-21

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