Fine Tuning of an Advanced Planner for Cognitive Training of Older Adults
Developing effective cognitive training tools for older adults, specifically addressing executive functions such as planning, is a challenging task. It is of paramount importance to ensure the implementation of engaging activities that must be tailored to the specific needs and expectations of older...
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| author | Mauro Gaspari Giovanna Mioni Dario Signorello Franca Stablum Sara Zuppiroli |
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| description | Developing effective cognitive training tools for older adults, specifically addressing executive functions such as planning, is a challenging task. It is of paramount importance to ensure the implementation of engaging activities that must be tailored to the specific needs and expectations of older adults. Furthermore, it is essential to provide the appropriate level of complexity for the planning task. A human-centred approach was used to address the issues identified in the design of the tool. Two pilot studies were conducted with older adults to fine-tune the training task and optimize its suitability for them. This also led to an enhancement of the underlying planning engine, transitioning from a simple fast-forward planner (PDDL4J) to an advanced heuristic search planner (ENHSP). The results show that user studies enabled the development of a cognitive training system that gradually increased the proposed difficulty levels of the planning task while maintaining usability and satisfaction among older adults. This highlights the importance of conducting user studies when implementing cognitive training tools for older adults. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-71369d167a924de9806702cdb7e33de52025-01-24T13:30:39ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252025-01-01151410.3390/ejihpe15010004Fine Tuning of an Advanced Planner for Cognitive Training of Older AdultsMauro Gaspari0Giovanna Mioni1Dario Signorello2Franca Stablum3Sara Zuppiroli4Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, ItalyDeveloping effective cognitive training tools for older adults, specifically addressing executive functions such as planning, is a challenging task. It is of paramount importance to ensure the implementation of engaging activities that must be tailored to the specific needs and expectations of older adults. Furthermore, it is essential to provide the appropriate level of complexity for the planning task. A human-centred approach was used to address the issues identified in the design of the tool. Two pilot studies were conducted with older adults to fine-tune the training task and optimize its suitability for them. This also led to an enhancement of the underlying planning engine, transitioning from a simple fast-forward planner (PDDL4J) to an advanced heuristic search planner (ENHSP). The results show that user studies enabled the development of a cognitive training system that gradually increased the proposed difficulty levels of the planning task while maintaining usability and satisfaction among older adults. This highlights the importance of conducting user studies when implementing cognitive training tools for older adults.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/1/4cognitive trainingplanningexecutive functionsuser studiesheuristic search planner |
| spellingShingle | Mauro Gaspari Giovanna Mioni Dario Signorello Franca Stablum Sara Zuppiroli Fine Tuning of an Advanced Planner for Cognitive Training of Older Adults European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education cognitive training planning executive functions user studies heuristic search planner |
| title | Fine Tuning of an Advanced Planner for Cognitive Training of Older Adults |
| title_full | Fine Tuning of an Advanced Planner for Cognitive Training of Older Adults |
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| topic | cognitive training planning executive functions user studies heuristic search planner |
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