Designing Mobile Health Applications to Support Walking for Older Adults

Y Felberbaum, J Lanir, PL Weiss - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Physical activity is extremely important at an older age and has major benefits. There is a
range of applications that help maintain physical activity. However, their adoption among …

A smartphone based approach to enhance older persons' mobility in daily life.

M Haeger, O Bock, W Zijlstra - Gerontechnology, 2017 - search.ebscohost.com
Objective This paper aims to present a new approach for stimulating physical activity in older
people. We created a new activity app to introduce older people to planning trips in their …

Preliminary user evaluation of a physical activity smartphone app for older adults

SLS Niemiec, R Wagas, CLP Vigen, J Blanchard… - Health policy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Scientific abstract Objectives: Mobile health (mHealth) delivered through smartphone apps
is a viable means of improving health behaviors. Technologies can be strengthened and …

Learning from older adults to promote independent physical activity using mobile health (mHealth)

C Nebeker, ZZ Zlatar - Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Healthy aging is critically important for several reasons, including economic
impact and quality of life. As the population of older adults rapidly increases, identifying …

A home health management app designed in the post-epidemic era using empirical evidence based on the demand collection of elderly users

C Zhou, J Guo, Y Zhang, T Huang… - Humanities and Social …, 2024 - nature.com
In the context of the epidemic, the daily routines of China's elderly populace underwent
substantial transformations. The implementation of home-based pandemic containment …

Assessing the needs of mobility solution for older adults through living lab approach: an experience report

B Fang, CY Chong, PL Teh, SWH Lee - International Conference on …, 2022 - Springer
Staying mobile is the key to ensuring high quality of life for older adults. With the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to live and move around independently becomes more …

[PDF][PDF] Designing factors for walking aid equipment in Thai older adults

W Authayarat, P Simsiri, N Jermjerdphol… - Malaysian Journal of …, 2016 - researchgate.net
The aging population in Thailand is increasing dramatically, making it an elderly society in
the near future. The population of young generation is declining sharply while the number of …

Promoting physical activity and a healthy active lifestyle in community-dwelling older adults: a design thinking approach for the development of a mobile health …

K Daniels, R Lemmens, E Knippenberg… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Physical activity (PA) has wide-ranging, and well documented benefits for older
adults, encompassing physical, cognitive, and mental well-being. The World Health …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding motivations in designing for older adults

A De Angeli, M Cozza, M Jovanovic, L Tonolli… - … Reports on Socio …, 2016 - iris.unitn.it
A wide spectrum of research has been done in designing technologies for older people that
address different aspects of the ageing process, such as physical, mental and emotional …

Motivating and assisting physical exercise in independently living older adults: a pilot study

P Silveira, E van Het Reve, F Daniel, F Casati… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: With age reaction time, coordination and cognition tend to deteriorate,
which may lead to gait impairments, falls and injuries. To reduce this problem in elderly and …