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Abstract
The menopause transition has a direct impact on half of the global population, yet it has continued to be a stigmatised topic with limited focus on supporting it with technology. Whilst attention being given to menopause in HCI may be new, people experiencing it is not and people have adopted, adapted and appropriated technologies to support their menopause journey. In this questionnaire and interview study, we examine how people in the UK are using (and not using) existing general and menopause-specific technology to support themselves through the transition. Despite limited menopause-specific technologies available, participants have found novel uses of technologies such as social media and smartwatches for 1) connecting and sharing, 2) information seeking, 3) tracking and reflecting, and 4) self-care. This work contributes design considerations for menopause specific technologies, and design opportunities and challenges for technologies that can be appropriated to support menopause.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CHI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9798400703300 |
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| Publication status | Published - 11 May 2024 |
| Event | 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Honolulu, HI, USA, Honolulu, United States Duration: 11 May 2024 → 16 May 2024 https://chi2024.acm.org/ |
Publication series
| Name | CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
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Conference
| Conference | 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
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| Abbreviated title | CHI ’24 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Honolulu |
| Period | 11/05/24 → 16/05/24 |
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Research Groups and Themes
- ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures
- Bristol Interaction Group
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CenSoF: ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures
Halford, S. (Principal Investigator), Southerton, D. (Co-Investigator), Manchester, H. (Co-Investigator), Evans, D. M. (Co-Investigator), Watson, D. L. (Co-Investigator), Anderson, B. (Co-Investigator), Cater, K. F. (Co-Investigator), Carver, N. (Co-Investigator), Clarke, P. H. (Co-Investigator), Dermott, E. (Co-Investigator), Facer, K. (Co-Investigator), Hauert, S. (Co-Investigator), Liu, W. (Co-Investigator), Liveley, G. (Co-Investigator), McQuillan, D. (Co-Investigator), O'Kane, A. A. (Co-Investigator), Owen, R. (Co-Investigator), Parker, M. (Co-Investigator), Preist, C. W. (Co-Investigator), Schien, D. (Co-Investigator), Sriprakash, A. (Co-Investigator), Milivojevic, S. (Co-Investigator), Hussain, R. (Co-Investigator), Gutierrez Lopez, M. (Researcher), Cheilan, L. (Researcher), Thomas, L. M. (Researcher), Van Isacker, T. (Researcher), Valladares Celis, C. (Researcher), Atkins, E. (Student), Knight, E. W. (Student), Pykett, J. (Co-Investigator), Pitts, H. (Co-Investigator), Williamson, B. (Co-Investigator), Lagedamont, M. (Co-Investigator), Dowse, M. (Researcher), Brand, J. F. (Student), James, R. (Student), Okafo, D. (Student), Horsley, N. (Researcher), Jansen, A. H. (Administrator), Stevenson, T. P. (Other ), Hill, J. M. (Manager), Abu-Aisheh, R. (Researcher), Bo, H. (Researcher), Hemming, R. (Researcher), Huang, L. (Researcher) & Ward, K. J. (Other )
1/05/22 → 30/04/27
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