| Autor: |
Arkkukangas, Marina, Cederbom, Sara, Tonkonogi, Michail, Umb Carlsson, Õie |
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Physiotherapy Theory & Practice; Dec 2021, Vol. 37 Issue 12, p1346-1352, 7p, 2 Charts |
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Background: With the rapidly growing aging population, older adults need to stay healthy and active for a longer time. Mobile health (mHealth) solutions could help support, prevent, or delay functional decline and falls in old age. Purpose: The aim was to explore older persons' experiences of a mobile application for fall prevention exercise, and to identify what possible behavior change techniques to include in the further development of the application. Methods: Two focus groups were conducted with 12 older adults (seven women and five men) 70 to 83 years of age. A qualitative content analysis was performed. Results: Two main results emerged: 1) external facilitators for using the application; and 2) internal facilitators for using the application and perceived gains, in addition 10 behavior change techniques were identified. Conclusion: With support, an application could be adapted for older adults to manage, motivate, and adhere to fall prevention exercise. To achieve long-term adherence to health behavior changes, behavior change strategies and techniques are recommended to be included in further development of the fallprevention application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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