Articles by Torbjörn Svensson

Dr. Svensson has a PhD in Pedagogics, is reg. psychologist, and Associate Professor at the Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments. His research focuses on the aging process from a psychological, social, and medical perspective. His interests include quality of life and theoretical aspects of human interactions with the environment.

Cross-National Usability Study of a Housing Accessibility App: Findings From the European InnovAge Project

Abstract The present usability study concerns an evaluation of an Android based mobile application (app) targeting housing accessibility issues, in a prototype stage for a touch tablet. The objective was to identify and compare elicited usability issues involving senior citizens in two different national contexts: Sweden and Latvia. Applying a problem discovery approach, the study […] [Read More]