Abstract
Health education plays a crucial role in promoting healthy ageing. This study investigates the co-design of two augmented paper prototypes to enhance health education provision for older adults. Two seed concepts were developed based on user requirements from prior research: (1) self-printed postcards for physical exercises linked to audio or video demonstrations on a smartphone, (2) a folding leaflet on eating well linked to explanatory text, audio and video clips. Links were implemented through a custom app (1) or a QR Linktree (TM) (2). Ten participants aged 65 or older were invited to re-design each concept, using the Focusgroup+ method. Two new concepts revealed a shift of printed text content from paper to audio, and an innovation of self-constructed printed paper formats following medical consultations or online health information searches. These demonstrate the potential for blending physical and digital resources to enhance the accessibility of health information for older people.