A Systematic Mapping Review: Mobile User Interface Design Guidelines for the Elderly with Cognitive Impairments

The elderly experience difficulties when using design-for-all user interfaces. Moreover, their age-related issues increase over time. In the digital age, the mobile phone is most popularly used by the elderly to support their daily living and help them live more independently. However, mobile user interface guidelines customized for specific elderly groups are lacking. Cognitive load is one of the crucial factors that software developers and designers should consider when developing user interfaces for the elderly. To understand these aspects in more detail, we need to review the current literature and identify existing research gaps. This study investigates what are the focuses of mobile user interface design for the elderly by using a systematic mapping review method. Currently, this research presents a generic view, classification type, and new cognition aspects of overall user interface designs for the elderly. The findings show that this topic deserves more attention than it has received.