In many families, there are obstacles to support and collaborate with one another around positive health outcomes. One obstacle in providing support to one another occurs when family members are unaware of the need. In this study, we examine aspects of family conversations about health that affect family members’ decision to share (or not to share) information within the family, specifically information about sleep behaviors and medication intake. We conducted an interview study with independent living elderly parents (n = 11) and adult children (n = 14). We present factors that motivate and discourage family members from talking about sleep and medication within the family. We identified that some family members shift sharing behaviors following life changes that we characterize as “inciting incidents.” We elaborate the concept of inciting incidents as a resource for design ideas and contribute with a synthesis of design insights for developing family-centered health technologies.

在许多家庭中，在积极的健康成果方面存在相互支持和合作的障碍。当家人不知道需要帮助时，就会出现彼此提供支持的一个障碍。在这项研究中，我们研究了有关健康的家庭谈话方面，这些方面会影响家庭成员共享（或不共享）家庭内信息的决定，特别是有关睡眠行为和药物摄入的信息。我们对独立生活的老年父母（n = 11）和成年子女（n = 14）进行了访谈研究。我们介绍了一些因素，这些因素会激励和劝阻家庭成员谈论家庭内的睡眠和药物治疗。我们发现一些家庭成员转移了分享生活变化后的行为，我们称之为“煽动性事件”。我们将煽动事故的概念作为设计思想的资源加以阐述，并为发展以家庭为中心的卫生技术提供设计见解的综合。