Results
Qualitative Research
Purely qualitative research was conducted into how smart glasses can be used to make everyday life easier for clients of Lebenshilfe. The research methods were used to create a structured and clear literary basis and a detailed concept for the implementation of a knowledge-rich focus group and workshop.
As this project was still in its initial phase, a fundamental literary elaboration of the current state of science formed the basis. Further research was supported with the help of a systematic literature review. The identification of possible applications in Lebenshilfe Tirol was also analysed.
Using the Systematic Literature Review, over 11,000 potential results from 6 search portals were found by schematically using key words. These were selected according to the PRISMA scheme, whereby 149 relevant publications were used.
Systematic literature search
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From the focus group and subsequent workshop, four social workers and social pedagogues from Lebenshilfe were able to discuss both challenges and possible scenarios for the use of smart glasses. Great potential was perceived in independent living, such as mowing the lawn, wiping tables, mobility, cooking or shopping. Challenges were defined and implementation was critically scrutinised.
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The opportunities and risks were discussed with the experts from Lebenshilfe on the basis of several questions:
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Question 1: Where do you see opportunities in the implementation of smart glasses in LH?
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Question 2: For which persona do you think the use of smart glasses could be useful?
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Question 3: How would you realise the implementation of Smart Glasses at Lebenshilfe?
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From the literature found, it became clear to what extent augmented reality is already being used in a wide variety of areas. The findings from the literature search and those from the group discussion with the experts from Lebenshilfe are similar.
It was also noted that there cannot be a universal decision-making scheme regarding the use of technology by clients. The question of whether a person is able to handle assistive technology or not must always be individually tailored.
