Digital Coaching to Support University Students’ Physical Activity

Sell, Anna; Walden, Pirkko; Carlsson, Christer; Helmefalk, Miralem; Marcusson, Leif

doi:10.18690/978-961-286-280-0.32

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“…For example, they can be used to promote PA levels [e.g., 7, 13-14], and to decrease the time spent in sedentary behaviors [e.g., 15]. They can provide instructions for PA, and some sophisticated products also include digital coaching features [e.g., [16][17][18]. They can support goal-setting [e.g., [19][20] and include social features to provide social support [e.g., 21].…”

Section: Digital Wellness Technology Use Among Aged Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%

Using a Physical Activity Application to Promote Physical Activity Levels Among Aged People: A Follow-Up Study

Kari¹,

Makkonen²,

Carlsson³

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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The share and life expectancy of the ageing population are increasing. However, aged people are threatened by insufficient physical activity. Therefore, finding ways to support people to live a physically active life in older age is imperative. Digital wellness technologies represent a potential solution, but in order for such technologies to be effective, research is needed to gain a better understanding on their use among aged people. To address this need, this study investigated whether the use of a physical activity application can promote physical activity among aged people. The physical activity levels were measured at three different time points: before taking the application into use, after four months of use, and after 12 months of use. The results show a modest increase in the physical activity levels. When examining physical activity categories (based on the IPAQ-E), a participant rather shifted to a higher than to a lower physical activity category. Overall, the changes were more substantial after 12 months than after four months of use. The results suggest that physical activity applications used in everyday life have potential in promoting physical activity levels among aged people.

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Section: Digital Wellness Technology Use Among Aged Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%

Using a Physical Activity Application to Promote Physical Activity Levels Among Aged People: A Follow-Up Study

Kari¹,

Makkonen²,

Carlsson³

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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“…For example, they can be used to increase PA levels -albeit with modest evidence (e.g., Larsen et al, 2019;, and to reduce sedentary behaviors (e.g., Stephenson et al, 2017). They can support goal-setting (e.g., Kirwan et al, 2013), provide instructions and digital coaching (e.g., Sell et al, 2019), and provide social support (e.g., Sullivan & Lachman, 2017). They can also make PA more entertaining through exergames (e.g., Kari et al, 2020;Loos & Zonneweld, 2016) or gamification ).…”

Section: Digital Wellness Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The user experience of personalized content

Mejtoft¹,

Lindmark²,

Söderström³

et al. 2020

33rd Bled eConference – Enabling Technology for a Sustainable Society: June 28 – 29, 2020, Online Conference Proceedings

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Content in digital services is often filtered for users based on individual preferences with the possible consequence of creating a state referred to as a “filter bubble”. The objective of this paper is to examine which of a user’s inherent needs that are important to satisfy when a user is consuming personalized content in a digital service. The paper uses a survey to measure the need for autonomy, competence and relatedness of the SelfDetermination Theory when users are consuming filtered content in digital services. The results show that the investigated services fail to satisfy all needs. A satisfactory user experience should include the opportunity for the user to satisfy the need for autonomy, competence and relatedness. For autonomy, transparency of filtering and choice about filtering should be offered. For competence, it is essential to offer content that the user can learn from, and also provide the right amount of choice throughout the service. The danger of filter bubbles is not personalization, but to remove choice about personalization.

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Implementing a Digital Wellness Application into Use – Challenges and Solutions Among Aged People

Kari

Sell

Makkonen

et al. 2020

Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Healthy and Active Aging

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The ageing population is a growing priority area for policy makers and healthcare providers worldwide. Life expectancy is improving, but at the same time, insufficient physical activity threatens older age. Thus, an important question arises: how to improve the probability of people living a healthy and active life in older age. One potential solution to support physical activity and healthy aging is digital wellness technologies. However, digital wellness technologies are still typically designed for younger populations, yet a growing need and potential also among aged people is prevalent. Aged people are a user group with distinct needs and challenges. The main purpose of this study was to identify challenges and suggest solutions for implementing digital wellness applications into use among aged people. The focus was on the implementation phase. This study was based on a research program where groups of aged people implement into use a digital wellness application that is meant for tracking, following, and supporting physical activity and exercise. In total, 14 main challenges in implementing digital wellness applications into use among aged people were identified. These challenges are categorised into 1) technology-based challenges, 2) physical activity-based challenges, and 3) participant-related challenges. In addition, possible solutions for each challenge are suggested. The findings of this study provide both researchers and practitioners with insights on aspects that would be beneficial to be taken into account in designing digital wellness applications and building digital wellness interventions for aged people.

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Digital Coaching to Support University Students’ Physical Activity

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Using a Physical Activity Application to Promote Physical Activity Levels Among Aged People: A Follow-Up Study

Using a Physical Activity Application to Promote Physical Activity Levels Among Aged People: A Follow-Up Study

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Implementing a Digital Wellness Application into Use – Challenges and Solutions Among Aged People

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