Walking in the wild–Using an always-on smartphone application to increase physical activity

T Harries, P Eslambolchilar, C Stride, R Rettie… - … –INTERACT 2013: 14th …, 2013 - Springer
This multidisciplinary paper reports on a large-scale field trial, designed and implemented
by a group of social scientists, computer scientists and statisticians, of a new smartphone …

Technology for remote health monitoring in an older population: a role for mobile devices

K Dupuis, LE Tsotsos - Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2018 - mdpi.com
The impact of an aging population on healthcare and the sustainability of our healthcare
system are pressing issues in contemporary society. Technology has the potential to …

The use of mobile devices for physical activity tracking in older adults' everyday life

A Seifert, A Schlomann, C Rietz… - Digital health, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The tracking of one's own physical activity with mobile devices is a way of
monitoring and motivating oneself to remain healthy. Older adults' general use of mobile …

What health topics older adults want to track: a participatory design study

JL Davidson, C Jensen - Proceedings of the 15th international ACM …, 2013 - dl.acm.org
Older adults are increasingly savvy consumers of smartphone-based health solutions and
information. These technologies may enable older adults to age-in-place more successfully …

Monitoring older adults' health information using mobile technology: A systematic literature review

G Cajamarca, V Herskovic, PO Rossel - Proceedings, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mobile health technologies are becoming more common to assist older people in
independent living and self-management of illnesses. Although many mobile health …

The effects of using a mobile wellness application on physical activity levels: a four-month follow-up study among aged people

T Kari, M Makkonen, L Frank, J Carlsson, A Sell - Bled eConference, 2020 - jyx.jyu.fi
Insufficient physical activity threatens people in older age. Thus, finding ways to support a
physically active life in the older age is important. Digital wellness technologies have been …

Adoption of mobile and wearable technology for older adults' physical activity: a preliminary model

SH Lin - Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study explores the adoption of mobile and wearable technology in the physical activity
of older adults. The data arose from qualitative ethnographic observations and interviews …

Analysis the of User's Needs for Developing a Mobile Health Based Lifestyle Care Application for Health Promotion among the Elderly

KH Park, KA Won, JH Park - Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation, 2020 - koreascience.kr
Objective: Recently, the demand for wearable mobile devices for the monitoring and
improvement of one's health and quality of life is increasing. Therefore, the purpose of this …

“So, Should I Walk Today or Not?” Understanding Concerns and Queries on Health and Fitness Among Indian Older Adults

PR Gadahad, A Joshi - Indian Conference on Human-Computer …, 2023 - Springer
This paper investigates concerns and queries of Indian older adults about their health and
fitness (H&F), experts' views on the matter, gaps in existing technologies, and implications …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the usability and accessibility challenges in mobile health applications for older adults

A Khamaj, AM Ali - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
The potential of mobile health applications to improve healthcare outcomes and
accessibility, particularly among older individuals, is significant. However, challenges such …