Background With life expectancy continuing to rise in the United Kingdom there is an
increasing public health focus on the maintenance of physical independence among all …

Background Over recent years a number of Information and Communication Technologies
(ICTs) have emerged aiming at falls prevention, falls detection and alarms for use in case of …

Background Recently, there has been a rapid increase in the development and use of health
apps on smartphones. In spite of research on such technologies, there exist considerable …

Background Gamification is increasingly used as a design strategy when developing
behavior change support systems in the healthcare domain. It is commonly agreed that …

Background Healthy aging (HA) is a contemporary challenge for population health
worldwide. Electronic health (e-Health) interventions have the potential to support …

Background There is mounting evidence that regular physical activity is an important
prerequisite for healthy cognitive aging. Consequently, the finding that almost one-third of …

There are now few hundred thousand healthcare apps, yet there is a gap in our
understanding of the theoretical mechanisms for which, and how, technological features …

Background Reaction time, coordination, and cognition performance typically diminish in
older adults, which may lead to gait impairments, falls, and injuries. Regular strength …

This co-creation study aimed to develop a smartphone self-test application for balance and
leg strength in collaboration between older adults and the research team. The paper …

Background Intervention programs to promote physical activity in older adults, either in
group or home settings, have shown equivalent health outcomes but different results when …